as in recognized
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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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Santi Elijah Holley, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2022
Neve knows her own value, allowing Howard to wisely craft an arrangement between Neve and Lysander that makes their uneven power dynamic an acknowledged issue without ever veering into problematic territory.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2022
The likelihood that such a virus would emerge from two different events is low, acknowledged co-author Joel Wertheim, an associate adjunct professor of medicine at the University of California, San Diego.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 26 July 2022
There seemed to be a compromise in the belief - whether acknowledged or not - that Langer’s contract was not going to be extended.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
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But these musicians are instead drawing inspiration from a less acknowledged yet equally rich heritage—one that reveals the Black predecessors who shaped the genre from its beginnings.
—Santi Elijah Holley, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2022
Neve knows her own value, allowing Howard to wisely craft an arrangement between Neve and Lysander that makes their uneven power dynamic an acknowledged issue without ever veering into problematic territory.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2022
The likelihood that such a virus would emerge from two different events is low, acknowledged co-author Joel Wertheim, an associate adjunct professor of medicine at the University of California, San Diego.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 26 July 2022
There seemed to be a compromise in the belief - whether acknowledged or not - that Langer’s contract was not going to be extended.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
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“Acknowledged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acknowledged. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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