as in admitting
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 acknowledging
The season is also acknowledging America’s 250th anniversary and celebrating those artists, musicians and composers alike who came from far away and chose to become American citizens and make their creative home here in this country.
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
In opting to lease its compute capacity to Anthropic, SpaceX was acknowledging that its own AI models and services haven’t inspired great demand and that the company isn’t in a position to take advantage of its costly infrastructure.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Those marching orders left opponents and free speech advocates in disbelief, wondering how park employees were supposed to put a sunny spin on monuments acknowledging slavery, Jim Crow laws and the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Most of those that do require an employee to complete a form acknowledging that the option is riskier than the core 401(k) plan and that the employer isn’t responsible for the investment choices the employee makes.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
But the Rams have slow-played any extension talks, publicly acknowledging that both on-field performance and off-field behavior play into any possible contract.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
For me, the greater task lies in fully acknowledging the violence and all its victims.
—Patrick Peralta, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
Advertisement But investors are not blindly optimistic, acknowledging that the shifting winds around emissions reduction have hit companies primarily offering decarbonization solutions, like those selling expensive carbon credits or producing offshore wind.
—Justin Worland, Time, 28 May 2026
The original silo no longer stands, but a plaque acknowledging its existence was added to the site by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers in 1984.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
In opting to lease its compute capacity to Anthropic, SpaceX was acknowledging that its own AI models and services haven’t inspired great demand and that the company isn’t in a position to take advantage of its costly infrastructure.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Those marching orders left opponents and free speech advocates in disbelief, wondering how park employees were supposed to put a sunny spin on monuments acknowledging slavery, Jim Crow laws and the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Most of those that do require an employee to complete a form acknowledging that the option is riskier than the core 401(k) plan and that the employer isn’t responsible for the investment choices the employee makes.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
But the Rams have slow-played any extension talks, publicly acknowledging that both on-field performance and off-field behavior play into any possible contract.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
For me, the greater task lies in fully acknowledging the violence and all its victims.
—Patrick Peralta, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
Advertisement But investors are not blindly optimistic, acknowledging that the shifting winds around emissions reduction have hit companies primarily offering decarbonization solutions, like those selling expensive carbon credits or producing offshore wind.
—Justin Worland, Time, 28 May 2026
The original silo no longer stands, but a plaque acknowledging its existence was added to the site by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers in 1984.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acknowledging
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The pair appear to be smitten with each other, with Mel C admitting on Cosmopolitan's Blind Date that the quickest person she's ever fallen for has been Dingwall.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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The company’s Chief Technology Officer, Praveen Neppalli Naga, went viral in April for admitting Uber burned through its 2026 Claude Code budget in four months.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
26 May 2026
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Globally, data shows young men are comfortable confessing to AI chatbots.—
Ashoka,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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As the league investigation intensified, Southampton admitted to a season-long pattern of espionage, confessing to spying on three different teams since December.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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With more than eight minutes remaining in the fourth quarter of Game 4, Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson pulled his starters, effectively conceding the series as the Knicks turned the final minutes into a celebration.—
Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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In the pain and promise of conceding to the fact that so much is still possible for this world and its people, no matter how grim the prognosis.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
25 May 2026
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