acknowledged
adjective
ac·knowl·edged
ik-ˈnä-lijd 
ak-
: generally recognized, accepted, or admitted
an acknowledged expert
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And its acknowledged leader, the United States, was a remarkably benevolent hegemon.
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Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025
Quenneville also realizes that’s not nearly enough to satisfy a significant segment of hockey fans who believe his acknowledged inaction during the Blackhawks scandal should have ended his career.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Quenneville also realizes that’s not nearly enough to satisfy a significant segment of hockey fans who believe his acknowledged inaction during the Blackhawks scandal should have ended his career forever.
—Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
Frampton, for his part, beyond the merits of having had one of the biggest albums of all time, may be a sentimental favorite this year, due to his being in the acknowledged twilight of his musical career.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2024
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Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025
Quenneville also realizes that’s not nearly enough to satisfy a significant segment of hockey fans who believe his acknowledged inaction during the Blackhawks scandal should have ended his career.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Quenneville also realizes that’s not nearly enough to satisfy a significant segment of hockey fans who believe his acknowledged inaction during the Blackhawks scandal should have ended his career forever.
—Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
Frampton, for his part, beyond the merits of having had one of the biggest albums of all time, may be a sentimental favorite this year, due to his being in the acknowledged twilight of his musical career.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2024
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acknowledged
adjective
ac·knowl·edged
ik-ˈnäl-ijd
ak-
: generally recognized or accepted
the acknowledged leader
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