as in admitted
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
finally had to acknowledge that she'd outgrown her favorite jacket
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Recent Examples of acknowledged
Justin George, Washington Post, 28 July 2023
Their acknowledged short list earlier in the offseason included Alabama’s Bryce Young, Kentucky’s Will Levis, Florida’s Anthony Richardson and Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 21 Apr. 2023
Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
He was seen smiling almost out of disbelief as the Dolphins crowd at Hard Rock Stadium cheered for their speedy wide receiver, who acknowledged them as the cart drove into the tunnel.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Magnifying the problem is Metro’s acknowledged misstep of spending $70 million to upgrade fare gates, but not designing them in a way that deters evasion.
—Justin George, Washington Post, 28 July 2023
Their acknowledged short list earlier in the offseason included Alabama’s Bryce Young, Kentucky’s Will Levis, Florida’s Anthony Richardson and Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 21 Apr. 2023
Adjective
Sean Payton acknowledged reality but also issued a forecast.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
He was seen smiling almost out of disbelief as the Dolphins crowd at Hard Rock Stadium cheered for their speedy wide receiver, who acknowledged them as the cart drove into the tunnel.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acknowledged
Verb
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Last year, in his third NBA season, LaRavia played well enough that Memphis general manager Zach Kleiman admitted the team’s decision to decline his fourth-year player option the previous summer was a mistake.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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At European soccer governing body UEFA’s Congress in Stockholm in April 2002, Kazakhstan was admitted as the confederation’s 52nd member after leaving the Asian Football Confederation the previous year.—
Nina Subkhanberdina,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Charges were dropped against two, but the two suspects who confessed went on trial and were convicted of capital murder, officials said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Finally, Robinson confessed to his father.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Participants document Nike’s NYvsNY basketball tournament while attending workshops led by some of the most respected creatives in the industry.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
29 Sep. 2025
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Bradley attracted criticism for pairing Harris English and Collin Morikawa, a combination that the respected Data Golf analytics platform ranked as the worst partnership of all 132 possible combinations.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Across nine competitive matches this season, Arsenal have conceded just three goals.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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However, de Apziazu conceded streamers’ ambition and budgets are still leading to market-leading productions, even if fewer of them are made.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Acknowledged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acknowledged. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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