Recount
Recount verb - To give an oral or written account of in some detail.
Usage example: a novel that recounted an American soldier's adventures among the samurai warriors of 19th-century Japan
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Synonyms for Recount
Tell is a synonym for recount in speech topic. In some cases you can use "Tell" instead a verb "Recount", when it comes to topics like words, narrate, tell a story. popular alternative
Nearby Words: recounted, recounting
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As Black Legion is Khayon's recount of eponymous warband's history, it is a given that Abaddon will succeed in forging it and that Khayon will live to tell the tale.
Source: Foregone Conclusion - Ditzy, when talking about how she accidentally wrecked city hall with her flank, says that isn't the only time it's happened, and starts to recount another time it's happened until she remembers the Doctor told her not to tell anyone about it.
Source: Shout Out / Fan Fiction -
He would later recount the story on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
Source: Only in Florida
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