1
as in remembers
to bring back to mind
I don't recall meeting you before
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2
as in cancels
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
I'll recall my purchase order if the company refuses to guarantee that it'll arrive before Christmas
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1
as in memories
a particular act or instance of recalling or the thing remembered
his recall of the events of that turbulent time is significantly different from the accounts of other eyewitnesses
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as in cancelations
the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to
we can't get a refund on the plane tickets, so the trip is beyond recall
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Recent Examples of recalls
Bill Koenig, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Coppola recalls that the film thought by some to be the greatest ever made was really difficult to make.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
That tough persona wasn't especially different from the man that the younger Bogart recalls.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
The announcement joins several other cannabis recalls in place for pesticide contamination.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Ferrari Expanded recalls the director’s audio commentary common in traditional movie DVD releases, and which also helped cinephiles learn more about filmmaking.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
Orr recalls the early days where pitches were turned down more often than any founder would like.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Voedisch recalls one patient who finally stopped testosterone therapy after her voice was altered.
—Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
The meat and waffle recalls were issued by different companies and are not related.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
Traditionally, vehicle owners took their cars and trucks to dealerships, garages and other providers of service for such things as oil changes, tire rotation, battery replacement, and work related to recalls.
—Bill Koenig, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Coppola recalls that the film thought by some to be the greatest ever made was really difficult to make.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
That tough persona wasn't especially different from the man that the younger Bogart recalls.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
The announcement joins several other cannabis recalls in place for pesticide contamination.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Ferrari Expanded recalls the director’s audio commentary common in traditional movie DVD releases, and which also helped cinephiles learn more about filmmaking.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
Orr recalls the early days where pitches were turned down more often than any founder would like.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Voedisch recalls one patient who finally stopped testosterone therapy after her voice was altered.
—Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
The meat and waffle recalls were issued by different companies and are not related.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recalls
Verb
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Jeong immediately remembers meeting Joey King in the green room of a daytime talk show, leading him to declare — with surprising confidence — that the Kissing Booth actress is under that costume.Andy Swift, TVLine, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Cost of Avoiding Difficult Leadership Conversations Everyone remembers William Hung's American Idol audition in 2004.Curt Steinhorst, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
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And if Alabama cancels marquee matchups, other SEC schools will assuredly follow — potentially sapping the sport of must-see intersectional duels that energize the September competition calendar.Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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And, if the customer cancels their main residential Starlink service, the discount on the Roam plan is rescinded.Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
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For people in fashion especially, the mall seems to kick up a particular nostalgia pang—especially around the holidays when so many formative memories were created, and clothing was the indisputable backdrop.Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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Some of my best mall memories were with friends, where our first stops would be Limited Too, The Gap, and Victoria's Secret.Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The narrator, a young classical musician, abandons a promising future as a concert pianist to support her parents after an accident.Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Thankfully, Netflix did license the final product—a dreamlike half-hour drama that follows a teenage girl (a magnetic Megan Stott) who abruptly abandons her life of high school and social media to rough it in Cascade National Forest.Judy Berman, TIME, 3 Dec. 2024
Noun
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But a lot of our characters are a few generations out from the actual conflict, and their recollections of how things were are shifting.Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
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Both images suggest latent recollections from childhood, hazily called back up.M. Z. Adnan, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The company referred to its programs for instant purchase cancellations and self-service refunds.Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
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Mass cancellations and delays were the norm — and then when travelers ended up stranded and there was no incentive for airlines to provide any sort of compensation.Opheli Garcia Lawlor, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Recalls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recalls. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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