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Recent Examples of recitation
The president’s bellowing recitation of his accomplishments served as a vivid reminder of the bullet so recently deflected by Nancy Pelosi and her ruthless fellow Democratic Party panjandrums by hustling the would-be nominee into political oblivion.
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Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
As his whiteboard goes up, 16 books open, and the courtyard reverberates with recitations.
—Adil Amin Akhoon, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Sep. 2024
The intent was probably to emulate something like The Crown, but the final product ended up giving hints of History Channel doc — recitation of events more than dramatic storytelling.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 June 2024
These audio summaries aren’t robotic recitations of facts.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
As his whiteboard goes up, 16 books open, and the courtyard reverberates with recitations.
—Adil Amin Akhoon, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Sep. 2024
The intent was probably to emulate something like The Crown, but the final product ended up giving hints of History Channel doc — recitation of events more than dramatic storytelling.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 June 2024
These audio summaries aren’t robotic recitations of facts.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recitation
Noun
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Frost is the president of the Hymn Society of the United States and Canada, giving recitals and leading hymn concerts throughout the country.—
Del Mar Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
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First, the Canadian artist will play a solo recital for San Francisco Performances, with a program that runs from Haydn and Rachmaninoff to Stefan Wolpe and Frank Zappa.—
Georgia Rowe,
The Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Typically, Pilates exercises are performed in a sequence of three to five repetitions to build strength and improve flexibility.—
Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
21 Jan. 2025
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As Sabalenka found out in 2022, razing a service motion built up through a lifetime of repetitions is one of the most vulnerable things a tennis player can do.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
12 Jan. 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
Noun
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The humanity in them supersedes the mundane litany of wins and losses, analysis of coaching or management decisions or what have you.—
Jason Quick,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Never mind the litany of injuries he’s played through.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Orange County Register,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Recitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recitation. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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