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as in to understand
to have a clear idea of
finally recognized that we were hopelessly lost
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as in to honor
to show appreciation, respect, or affection for (someone) with a public celebration
an awards banquet to recognize local heroes
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Recent Examples of recognize
The Laugh List is a natural extension of that work, expanding our focus into feature filmmaking by recognizing exceptional comedy screenwriters and the scripts that deserve greater attention.
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Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
The City Council recently recognized the traffic control officers’ efforts to unionize, noting that the workforce faces high turnover rates while working outdoors for long periods at a time.
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Dylan Lysen,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
Sacramento volunteers began traveling to San Juan de Oriente, Nicaragua, in the late 1980s, organizing humanitarian projects and educational exchanges nearly two decades before the city formally recognized it as a sister city in 2006.
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Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
Artificial intelligence attached to camera systems can recognize with acuity the difference between people, animals, cars and anything else that moves.
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Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2026
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Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
The City Council recently recognized the traffic control officers’ efforts to unionize, noting that the workforce faces high turnover rates while working outdoors for long periods at a time.
—
Dylan Lysen,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
Sacramento volunteers began traveling to San Juan de Oriente, Nicaragua, in the late 1980s, organizing humanitarian projects and educational exchanges nearly two decades before the city formally recognized it as a sister city in 2006.
—
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
Artificial intelligence attached to camera systems can recognize with acuity the difference between people, animals, cars and anything else that moves.
—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for recognize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recognize
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These reports present your income and spending habits with clean, easy-to-understand visualizations.
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Raised in Rio de Janeiro, Burle Marx understood the country’s abundance as both subject and material.
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At the San Diego event, the guide also promoted one restaurant, Kato in Los Angeles, to the two-star list and honored nine new restaurants with one-star awards, including Naides in San Francisco, one of the few Filipino cuisine restaurants in the nation with that distinction.
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Chen and Hu started the Alan Hu Foundation to honor their son who wanted to be a psychiatrist to help others like him.
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It is known to cause neurological problems, convulsions and comas, with children particularly at risk.
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Martin, 36, best known for his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, was selected in August as one of the top-50 players in franchise history as part of the team’s 50th anniversary celebration.
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Hill thanked the community for its support during her tenure, pointing to her three and a half years leading the district and saying the work accomplished with staff and families remains meaningful to her.
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Cooper thanked employees for their dedication, saying their hard work has helped sustain the company for over a century.
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One of the most exciting uses of AI has to be helping historians and archaeologists decipher previously indecipherable or untranslatable ancient texts.
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As the inscription had been damaged, researchers couldn’t decipher whether this tablet had cursed four slaves or whether four slaves had cried out to the Egyptian gods and demi-heroes, who knows?
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While many people were surprised to see the warning pop up on their phones, especially those living hundreds of miles from the epicenter, officials say the ShakeAlert system is designed to err on the side of caution.
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She was last seen wearing a black shirt and shorts, police said.
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The scale of Musk’s own net worth is now almost impossible to comprehend, such that, on Monday, SpaceX’s stock rallied, and Musk’s one-day gain was more than the net worth of Bill Gates, once the richest person in the world.
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The Maracana descended into silence at full time, as the nation struggled to comprehend what had happened.
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Since then, Roberts, who will also manage the NL All-Star team, has appreciated how diligent Pages has remained in his routine.
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Throughout his career, he's often found that many families appreciate the perspective a male nanny can bring, particularly when working with young boys.
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“Recognize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recognize. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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