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as in detection
ability to positively identify someone or something
The research concerns the capacity for pattern recognition in dogs.
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as in acknowledgement
the state of being publicly acknowledged or known for something (such as an achievement)
The group was pleased to finally receive recognition for their groundbreaking work.
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Recent Examples of recognition
Three decades later, the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business at Belmont University was established in recognition of the entrepreneur, music mogul and philanthropist's significant contributions and support of the university's music program.
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Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025
The Kiwanis Club of San Diego will hold a luncheon and scholarship recognition from noon to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 19 at Elijah’s Restaurant, 7061 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
The dispute comes on the heels of years of fraught efforts to reach agreement on another recognition of cultural history.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Western investment, diplomatic recognition, and the lifting of sanctions don't come without institutional change.
—Brett Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
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Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025
The Kiwanis Club of San Diego will hold a luncheon and scholarship recognition from noon to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 19 at Elijah’s Restaurant, 7061 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
The dispute comes on the heels of years of fraught efforts to reach agreement on another recognition of cultural history.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Western investment, diplomatic recognition, and the lifting of sanctions don't come without institutional change.
—Brett Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recognition
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These interventions underscore the urgency for robust gaming moderation where artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a transformative force, enabling real-time detection of toxic behavior and fostering safer digital playgrounds for all.—
Anees Ali Khan,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, the event will also highlight stories from cancer survivors as well as recent breakthroughs in early cancer detection and treatment.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
6 Aug. 2025
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Their identifications were made possible by advanced DNA analysis of remains recovered from the attack, along with family outreach, said the OCME.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The state penal code already requires uniformed officers to wear badges or nameplates correctly displaying their identification numbers or names.—
Thomas Elias,
Mercury News,
8 Aug. 2025
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Di Gregorio is joined in the cast by Greta Scarano (Suburra), who also won praise for her feature directorial debut La Vita Da Grandi, as the daughter, and Game of Thrones star Tom Wlaschiha, as her cheating husband who walks from Germany to Rome in search of forgiveness.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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Ahead is the chance to earn more than praise as part of the front five.—
Oliver Thomas,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Doja, rather than sparring further, offered a diplomatic acknowledgment of their preferences.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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While these examples are certainly some of the more easily identifiable sources of financial trauma, there are sources of financial trauma that exist beneath the surface of traditional acknowledgment.—
Rahkim Sabree,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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From the outside, that might seem a funny outlook for the leader of a band that’s been on the ascent since dropping their 2023 debut LP, Life Under the Gun, to the acclaim of, well, just about everyone.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
12 Aug. 2025
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Lopez, who currently resides in a $9.4 million, 9,300-square-foot La Cañada Flintridge home with his wife Courtney and their three children, achieved widespread acclaim with the role of popular high school jock A.C. Slater on the 1990s sitcom Saved by the Bell.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
11 Aug. 2025
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In 1896, Huestis’s career took off as her commercial illustrations began appearing in prominent magazines and, along with her colleague Ami Mali Hicks, winning accolades.—
Anne Halsey,
JSTOR Daily,
6 Aug. 2025
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A lot of times these kinds of accomplishments and accolades are hard to process in the moment, because everything has been happening so fast.—
Frank DiGiacomo,
Billboard,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Recognition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recognition. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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