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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One of them recollected with wonder the way music was “visible throughout his entire body.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Mark Macarro, chairman of the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, recollected fellow Native Americans insisting that “Mission Indians” are not like other Indians because they don’t have treaties with the United States.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2024
And even if it is recollected, mechanical recycling struggles with mixed waste streams.
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2023
Discussing his time at school, Spielberg said his "only ticket" to popularity was making small movies and recollected getting the captain of the football team to dedicate a whole Saturday to star in a film.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2022
He recollected that on a good day in winter, when the maple trees stood bare, he could look through his dormer window out beyond the trees and see the green salt water to the southwest.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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