recited

verb

Definition of recitednext
past tense of recite
1
as in described
to give an oral or written account of in some detail recited the funny story of how he and his girlfriend met

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2
as in memorized
to give from memory after all these years, she's still able to recite the poems she learned as a child

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3
as in listed
to specify one after another the Declaration of Independence recites a long list of grievances against King George III

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recited
  1. described
  2. listed
  3. told
  4. outlined
  5. detailed
  6. narrated
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  • Her younger brother Colin, age six, is the kooky one, while the baby of the family, 4-year-old Laurent, is described by his parents as a philosopher.
    Catherine Bray, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Indemnification As described by Cornell Law School, indemnification occurs when one party compensates another party for damages or losses that have occurred related to specific events.
    Eric Wood, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of described
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  • The wildfire danger is high in all of the counties with burn bans except Yell, where it is listed as moderate on the division's website.
    NWA Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The addresses listed are those given for tax purposes.
    Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of listed
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  • Unlike a chatbot, an agent works within the parameters of a process and is told which applications or services to use.
    Jason Andersen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Rasmussen told the Journal Sentinel that there's an incredibly high bar that the Democratic Party would have to overcome to win over his vote in November.
    Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of told
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  • Given there are three possible outcomes in every soccer match, the draw option is available too as outlined above.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • As outlined in a 2021 report by Inside Higher Ed, during the global pandemic, many student counseling centers contracted with third-party vendors to provide teletherapy services for students.
    Eric Wood, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of outlined
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  • Barnett covered the 9/11 terrorist attacks, then-Senator Barack Obama’s first national speech, interviewed Congressman John Lewis and detailed the New England heroin epidemic.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Earlier this week, Epic detailed a new first-person camera for UEFN, opening up the tool to making FPS games.
    Andrew Webster, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of detailed
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  • The script was then fed into AI voice-generating software to create an audio version narrated by an AI host.
    Abby Wilson, theweek, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Another concept aims to create a franchise of documentary films, each one spotlighting unexplored stories related to basketball, and all narrated by Barkley.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of narrated
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