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as in to understand
to have a clear idea of
finally recognized that we were hopelessly lost
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as in to honor
to show appreciation, respect, or affection for (someone) with a public celebration
an awards banquet to recognize local heroes
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Recent Examples of recognize
There's some people who work at a garden store here, and my wife and I go in there and a couple people there recognize me from Almost Famous.
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Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
The starting point is to recognize what's happened.
—Marielle Segarra, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
The coveted award recognizes the most outstanding contributions to Spanish cinema.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
The countries set to recognize Palestinian statehood will be joining more than 140 nations who already do so.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
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Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
The starting point is to recognize what's happened.
—Marielle Segarra, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
The coveted award recognizes the most outstanding contributions to Spanish cinema.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
The countries set to recognize Palestinian statehood will be joining more than 140 nations who already do so.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recognize
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Some leaders and business development professionals get ahead of themselves, trying to show benefits without fully understanding the pain points and issues affecting their teams, leads and customers.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Finding additional examples could help astronomers better understand how often such ejections occur and shed new light on the complex life cycles of the universe's smallest galaxies.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Besides a bronze plaque in the hallowed halls of Cooperstown making its debut during the summer of 2031, Kershaw also deserves to be honored by Major League Baseball with the Commissioner’s Historic Achievement Award.—
Wayne G. McDonnell,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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The Dodgers will lean into honoring the three-time Cy Young Award winner this weekend.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
20 Sep. 2025
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Both members are known to hold their votes during many large, contentious votes in an effort to get more spending cuts.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Sep. 2025
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As people now know, there was a quarter percentage point (also known as 25 basis points) interest rate cut.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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The actor thanked the Broadway star for stepping in and had some parting words for fans.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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So, again for good measure, thank god Hilary is back in the music industry.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
22 Sep. 2025
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Its strong first-week performance suggests there is, in fact, an audience hoping to decipher the mind of Ye all of these years later.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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Many of which have yet to be deciphered.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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The slough, which can be seen from the BART pedestrian bridge that brings event attendees into the Coliseum grounds, also receives runoff from the Arroyo Viejo and Lion creeks, a pair of urban streams known for their pollution.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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The Raiders had a chance to get even closer at the end of the half, but saw the clock run out after a Smith scramble to the five.—
Matt Roy,
Boston Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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The horror and the barbarism here is hard to even comprehend.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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According to the Migration Policy Institute, more than 230,000 Coloradans have difficulty comprehending and communicating in English.—
Micki Olson,
The Conversation,
16 Sep. 2025
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Listing agent Gary McEnerney of Game Realty is one of those who appreciates it.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Desert Diamond Arena code of conduct Guests will respect and appreciate one another.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Recognize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recognize. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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