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recounting

NOUN

narration

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anecdote narrative tale voice-over

STRONG

account explanation recital rehearsal relation report story telling yarn

WEAK

recountal storytelling

Antonyms

WEAK

concealment suppression

NOUN

practice

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action discipline drill experience operation preparation study training use

STRONG

assignment background drilling effect homework iteration recitation rehearsal relating repetition seasoning tune-up

WEAK

prepping workout

Antonyms

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idleness inaction

WEAK

abstention ignorance neglect refrain

NOUN

recital

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STRONGEST

concert musical presentation reading recitation rehearsal

STRONG

account description detailing enumeration fable narration performance portrayal recapitulation relation repetition report statement story tale telling

WEAK

musicale recountal

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STRONG

truth

NOUN

recitation

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STRONGEST

monologue narration oration recital rendering

STRONG

address appeal delivery discourse discussion exercise lecture passage performance piece playing proclamation rehearsal report selection speaking talk telling

WEAK

declaiming discoursing holding forth narrating soliloquizing

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STRONG

denial quiet refusal silence whole

NOUN

recording

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STRONG

documentation registration reporting

WEAK

record-keeping

NOUN

rehearsal

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drill practice session reading recital tryout workout

STRONG

call description experiment going-over practice prep readying recitation relation run through shakedown

WEAK

dry run rehearsing retelling test flight trial balloon trial performance

Antonyms

WEAK

cold turkey

NOUN

reporting

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STRONGEST

broadcasting coverage

STRONG

announcing describing informing journalism narrating publicizing recording summarizing

WEAK

making public newscasting

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In recent years, they picked up speed after the 2000 presidential election, which was so close that it took six weeks of recounting, lawsuits and a Supreme Court decision to decide the winner.

From Salon • May 26, 2026

While victims were recounting their experiences and their subsequent ongoing trauma, Davidson sat reading a book in the dock.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

He keeps readers engrossed by methodically recounting the specifics of police work, including the business of obtaining warrants and interrogating witnesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

He recalls Maradona recounting how his mother, Dalma "Tota" Franco, would go without food so he could eat his fill.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

We'd occasionally pass the time examining charts on tongue position or reading childish 5-laden texts recounting the adventures of seals or settlers named Sassy or Samuel.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

recounting

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