retelling
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Had “Traversal” been nothing but Ms. Popova’s retelling of these histories, it might have been a far more successful evocation of these patterns of destruction and creation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
I don’t know whether or not he is a narcissist, but from your retelling, he is someone who has always looked out for himself.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026
It is a competition famous for producing stories worthy of retelling on stadium concourses around the country, and across generations.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026
Last month a trailer dropped for “Animal Farm: A Cautionary Tail,” an animated retelling of George Orwell’s 1945 book.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026
“Hmp,” Ma Charles said at the end of Vonetta’s retelling.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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Vocabulary lists containing retelling
Literary Terms, Grade 8, Units 2–3
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Conventions, Writing to Sources, and Speaking & Listening (Unit 1)
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Additional Literary Terms, Unit 5
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