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or acknowledgement
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as in award
a formal recognition of an achievement or praiseworthy deed
an acknowledgment to the food committee for the delicious refreshments
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2
as in confession
an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself
a surprising acknowledgment that he had been faking his injury in order to scam the insurance company
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Recent Examples of acknowledgment
Narrator Iain Stirling’s announcement at the beginning of the episode that Cierra had left the villa was the show’s only acknowledgment of her departure.
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 7 July 2025
That acknowledgment comes as Iran's theocracy has slowly begun to admit the scale of the damage wrought by the 12-day war with Israel, which saw Israeli fighter jets decimate the country's air defenses and conduct strikes at will over the Islamic Republic.
—Arkansas Online, 2 July 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio emerged from a 40-minute meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday with an acknowledgment that talks between Moscow and Kyiv for peace in Ukraine have not progressed much.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 10 July 2025
That acknowledgment comes as Iran’s theocracy has slowly begun to admit the scale of the damage wrought by the 12-day war with Israel, which saw Israeli fighter jets decimate the country’s air defenses and conduct strikes at will over the Islamic Republic.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 7 July 2025
That acknowledgment comes as Iran's theocracy has slowly begun to admit the scale of the damage wrought by the 12-day war with Israel, which saw Israeli fighter jets decimate the country's air defenses and conduct strikes at will over the Islamic Republic.
—Arkansas Online, 2 July 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio emerged from a 40-minute meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday with an acknowledgment that talks between Moscow and Kyiv for peace in Ukraine have not progressed much.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 10 July 2025
That acknowledgment comes as Iran’s theocracy has slowly begun to admit the scale of the damage wrought by the 12-day war with Israel, which saw Israeli fighter jets decimate the country’s air defenses and conduct strikes at will over the Islamic Republic.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acknowledgment
Noun
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The award has increased over the years with the rising cost of college.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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State officials who spoke to CNN for this story say they were given no explanation for why the awards were reduced or increased this cycle.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Initially, they were paid for their work by the crown, though Brinkman suggests that over time many of them instead came to depend on fees, such as a charge paid by parishioners for providing interpretation during a confession or baptism.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
12 July 2025
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Almodóvar’s lawsuit against the city accuses Guevara, similarly accused in dozens more cases, of framing Almodóvar with coerced and manipulated confessions.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
10 July 2025
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Any mention of good genes is racist and proof of a Nazi revival.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
1 Aug. 2025
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In good news, there’s no mention of a price increase for the regular iPhone 17 — the iPhone 16 costs from $799.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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In a case decided in June, the Supreme Court upheld the authority of the Secretary of HHS to appoint members of the USPSTF rather than requiring presidential nomination and corresponding Senate confirmation hearings and a vote.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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But the White House has reiterated support for the CFTC pick amid reporting that cryptocurrency executives had lobbied against his confirmation.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The distribution of communion led to Cardinal Re delivering the final commendation and valediction.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
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Chris Copan was presented with a letter of commendation at the town’s annual Town Meeting for his actions at Woburn District Court on April 14.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2025
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Workers refused to work with a hazardous chemical earlier this year, and officials did not issue a citation after a worker was sprayed with another chemical months prior.—
Connor Giffin,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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Someone saw the child and alerted authorities, resulting in a citation for Wissmann.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
24 July 2025
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“Acknowledgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acknowledgment. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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