acknowledging

present participle of acknowledge

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of acknowledging Nas continued, acknowledging the prestige of an event like the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025 At a reunion special, Conner read a heartfelt letter acknowledging his past and emphasizing the possibility of healing, bringing both himself and Whitney to tears. Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025 The Times confirmed that account with Lee and then issued a correction acknowledging that Spears had been misidentified. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2025 In 2024, the brand dedicated itself to commemorating National Hot Flash Day, acknowledging the idiosyncratic changes women’s bodies go through during menopause. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025 The festival for more than two decades has also celebrated action sports, acknowledging that Orange County is the birthplace of many major brands and the epicenter for surf, skate and snow culture. Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025 Ultimately acknowledging the reality of the situation will validate the experience of people going through this. Susan Caminiti, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025 In addition to acknowledging the inappropriate or uncomfortable comment and framing it as something positive—the truth—you’re signaling your desire to change the course of the conversation, says Jenny Shields, a psychologist in Houston. Angela Haupt, Time, 8 Oct. 2025 Kennedy was also known for publicly acknowledging her struggles with alcoholism and depression, something that few prominent women in America did at the time. Melina Khan, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acknowledging
Verb
  • This disconnect may also trickle into relationships, with 29% of parents admitting raising kids has caused tension with their partner.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The legal matter of admitting ChatGPT evidence remains mostly uncharted.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The following year, the duo’s producer admitted that Morvan and Pilatus lip-synced, confessing that their voices weren’t even on the album.
    Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Nickerson was immediately terminated after confessing to the behavior, McKinzie wrote in an email to the congregation at the time.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After conceding three more counter-attack goals at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan last weekend, there’s an increasing feeling that when the press doesn’t quite click, things are more liable to go spectacularly wrong.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • History has taught us what happens when antisemitism is rewarded—Neville Chamberlain and other weak leaders signed the Munich Agreement in 1938, conceding to Adolf Hitler’s demands.
    Ofir Akunis, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Acknowledging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acknowledging. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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