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Recent Examples of recitation
The lawsuit is devoid of specific allegations against anyone, much less Abel, relying exclusively on generalized recitations of boilerplate legal jargon.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
Maariv is completed with recitation of the Hallel prayer, as befitting any joyous holiday.
—Rabbi Steve Roth, Sun Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2025
It was played in St. Peter’s Square at a nightly recitation of the rosary.
—Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
It was recorded from his hospital room and played in St. Peter's Square during the nightly recitation of the Rosary.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
Maariv is completed with recitation of the Hallel prayer, as befitting any joyous holiday.
—Rabbi Steve Roth, Sun Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2025
It was played in St. Peter’s Square at a nightly recitation of the rosary.
—Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
It was recorded from his hospital room and played in St. Peter's Square during the nightly recitation of the Rosary.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recitation
Noun
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The singer took a break from feeding fans cherries to attend his daughter Sovereign Bo’s recital.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
22 May 2025
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May 28, 7:30 p.m. (recitals), May 29-31, 2:30 p.m. (recitals) and 7:30 p.m. (concertos); June 1, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. (recitals).—
James Russell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 May 2025
Noun
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The dog learns through repetition and rewards to associate smell with a person and follow the scent, building up in distance and the scent’s duration.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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And after 46 days competing, the contest – the largest online chess game ever held, according to Chess.com – ended in a draw after 32 moves when the public forced a threefold repetition in a queen endgame to earn a half-point for either side.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
21 May 2025
Noun
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This method, known as an enumeration attack, leads to $1.1 billion in fraud losses annually, comprising a significant share of overall global losses due to fraud, according to Visa.—
Sheila Chiang,
CNBC,
26 July 2024
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The text was pretty simple: The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Some travelers scrambled to book last-minute airfare and rapidly evaporating accommodations to attend the liturgical service, which is expected to draw a litany of global faith leaders and world dignitaries, including Vice President JD Vance, who is leading an American delegation there.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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The president is set to wrap up his three-country tour on Friday, after striking a litany of pledges by oil-rich Gulf states to deepen business ties with U.S. companies.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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“Recitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recitation. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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