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or acknowledgements
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as in awards
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 confessions
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 acknowledgments
Retain all supporting documents—acknowledgments, appraisals, valuation workpapers—in case of IRS inquiry or audit.
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Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Throughout his own book acknowledgments, Carr cites inspiring action legend like Tom Clancy, Nelson DeMille, AJ Quinnell and Stephen Hunter.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
Maybe the remaining Electeds of Color could invite Claudine Gay, the rabidly anti-Semitic plagiarist who was president of Harvard University until somebody ran her doctoral thesis (including acknowledgements) through AI.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Instead of sporadic, one-off acknowledgments, appreciation becomes a consistent and measurable part of workplace culture — with half the effort but twice the impact.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Non-Political Message Some analysts believe that cultural acknowledgments like these may help foster greater understanding between the two nations, even if only temporarily.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Yet the report’s acknowledgements section mentions contributions from waste-to-energy companies WIN Waste and Reworld (formerly known as Covanta), raising the question of whether a conflict of interest was present in the development of the report.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
In terms of recognition, the top three finishers earn prize purses of 5,000, 4,000, and 3,000 yuan (US$697, $558, and $418), respectively, alongside special acknowledgments for endurance and creative design.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2025
Several speakers offered brief acknowledgments of Argamani’s testimony before launching into criticisms of Israel.
—Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Throughout his own book acknowledgments, Carr cites inspiring action legend like Tom Clancy, Nelson DeMille, AJ Quinnell and Stephen Hunter.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
Maybe the remaining Electeds of Color could invite Claudine Gay, the rabidly anti-Semitic plagiarist who was president of Harvard University until somebody ran her doctoral thesis (including acknowledgements) through AI.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Instead of sporadic, one-off acknowledgments, appreciation becomes a consistent and measurable part of workplace culture — with half the effort but twice the impact.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Non-Political Message Some analysts believe that cultural acknowledgments like these may help foster greater understanding between the two nations, even if only temporarily.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Yet the report’s acknowledgements section mentions contributions from waste-to-energy companies WIN Waste and Reworld (formerly known as Covanta), raising the question of whether a conflict of interest was present in the development of the report.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
In terms of recognition, the top three finishers earn prize purses of 5,000, 4,000, and 3,000 yuan (US$697, $558, and $418), respectively, alongside special acknowledgments for endurance and creative design.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2025
Several speakers offered brief acknowledgments of Argamani’s testimony before launching into criticisms of Israel.
—Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acknowledgments
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The Creative Arts Emmys, held on September 6 and 7, had already handed out several exciting awards, including for Bryan Cranston’s guest turn on The Studio and Julianne Nicholson’s chaotic arc on Hacks.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
15 Sep. 2025
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The milestone comes four decades after Roxana Zal, 14, became the youngest female winner of the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or Special in 1984 for Something About Amelia, according to the website for the awards.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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The director does get solid performances out of his French and Italian cast, with the engaging Ronchi (Marco Bellocchio’s Sweet Dreams) playing a softspoken woman who seems to be in some kind of permanent stupor until her confessions bring her back to life.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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The web of secrets and confessions, schemes and counterplots, short-term pleasures and far-reaching decisions, are couched in dialogue that is pugnacious, vulnerable, comedic, and sometimes richly poetic, and which feels as spontaneous as it is carefully crafted.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Larry Brooks, who lives a block away from the attack, was also given four citations on the day of Broadbelt’s death for not having rabbies vaccines and unregistered dogs.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Invest in natural language query tools with visual explanations (graph traversal, source citations).—
Daniel Fallmann,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Tools like Zapier and Make can automate tasks like sending out invoices, moving leads between systems, or sending email confirmations.—
Adam Stott,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Sellers should retain receipts, confirmations, or screenshots for all transactions in case the IRS requests proof.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There are mentions, traces, and shadows of it in letters from Milena to mutual friend and editor Max Brod, and by Kafka in his journals, but not in any significant, expository detail.—
Christine Estima
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Her murder caused a similar firestorm online as Zarutska’s as well as mentions at the Republican National Convention.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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The North Carolina man has pleaded not guilty to all charged and indicated his defense will center largely on his character, citing Eagle Scout commendations and community service.—
Hannah Phillips,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Highest commendations to those who made history voting for and passing it through both chambers of the legislature.—
Robert Turner,
Baltimore Sun,
2 June 2025
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“Acknowledgments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acknowledgments. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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