recollected
Americanadjective
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calm; composed.
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remembered; recalled.
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characterized by or given to contemplation.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of recollected
First recorded in 1620–30; recollect, re-collect + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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A Korean-American boy’s experience of a world unlike the urban playground of his ordinary life is recollected from the bittersweet perspective of adulthood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The couple married in 1959 — Nancy, she later recollected, took three days to say yes after he proposed.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2024
And even if it is recollected, mechanical recycling struggles with mixed waste streams.
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2023
“It had a bunch of janky roller coasters and spinning things,” Koekkoek recollected.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2023
“It seemed to me to be personal,” he recollected.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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