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chart, chronicle, describe, narrate, recount, rehearse, relate, report, tell
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Her impact statement was also recited from the floor of the US House of Representatives. — Eliott C. Mclaughlin, CNN, "After years of anonymity, the woman raped by Brock Turner wants the world to know her name," 4 Sep. 2019 This month Ms Anena recited those lines on the stage of the National Theatre in Kampala, melding drums, dance and poetry in an arresting evocation of love and war. — L.t. | Kampala, The Economist, "The writers breathing fresh life into Ugandan literature," 23 Aug. 2019 Goodman recited them one by one, giggling at a few: Salon Vagabond, Baker Dude Bakery Cafe, Heal Thyself Atlanta, and, her favorite, Kids Dental Studio. — Brian Goldstone, The New Republic, "The New American Homeless," 21 Aug. 2019 How many of us can recite those memes about never having friends to travel with word for word? — Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, "What About Your Friends! The #WadeWorldTour Is Now An Epic Group Trip, And We Want In," 17 July 2019 Those people who could sing and play and recite and write poetry? . . — Author: Neena Satija, Anchorage Daily News, "Echoes of Biden’s 1987 plagiarism scandal continue to reverberate," 5 June 2019 While most people drove past it, Deely recalled his elementary school memories staring at the flag and holding his heart while reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. — Fox News, "Man courageously recovers American flag from busy highway: 'it represents the freedom'," 25 Aug. 2019 While many people can recite his lyrics and name his films, many don’t know much about the daughter of famed rapper/actor LL Cool J, Nina-Symone Smith. — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, "LISTEN: LL Cool J's Daughter Nina-Symone Releases Debut Single, "Call Me"," 9 Aug. 2019 The protesters had poured into the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill and recited the names of migrant children who died in U.S. custody. — Jason Silverstein, CBS News, "70 Catholic protesters arrested in D.C. demonstration against Trump's immigration policies," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'recite.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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