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Recent Examples of recitation
Their prayers called to mind the recitations of Kwanzaa’s seven principles.
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Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
But his friends, with hearts softened by Linus’ recitation of scripture, come to his aid.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
But the answer must begin with a recitation of the crimes of Assad.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Along with grief and remembrance, a call to action
Saturday’s border vigil in El Paso and Juarez will feature a recitation of the names of people identified who have died this year in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s El Paso sector.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
But his friends, with hearts softened by Linus’ recitation of scripture, come to his aid.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
But the answer must begin with a recitation of the crimes of Assad.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Along with grief and remembrance, a call to action
Saturday’s border vigil in El Paso and Juarez will feature a recitation of the names of people identified who have died this year in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s El Paso sector.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recitation
Noun
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More than 200 people enjoyed a free afternoon recital with stars of the San Diego Opera held recently at the Village Church Fellowship Center.—
Village Church,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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Put on a dance recital, publish that podcast, deliver cookies to your 10 closest friends.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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His first senior goals may not have been as eye-catching, but they were similarly steeped in repetition.—
Art de Roché,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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Start with lighter weights and higher repetitions to practice form and build muscular endurance.—
Kelly Burch Published,
Verywell Health,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Mitre describes a type confusion vulnerability, also known as common weakness enumeration 843, as occurring when a resource such as a pointer or object is accessed by a resource using an incompatible type.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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The logic of enumeration, pushed to its extreme, becomes an algorithm of the absurd.—
Brendan Fitzgerald,
Longreads,
27 Dec. 2024
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This latest performance degenerated into a litany of basic defensive errors, as illustrated by all three of Brentford’s first-half goals.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Since then, there have been a litany of objections to the settlement filed by current athletes (including LSU gymnast/NIL superstar Livvy Dunne), former athletes, parents of athletes, and the former NBA Players’ Association Executive Director Michelle Roberts, among others.—
Joe Sabin,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Recitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recitation. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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