recognitions

noun

plural of recognition
as in accolades
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 recognitions Third, the district is ordered to review any recognitions, including awards, given to boys competing on girls sports teams and restore the accolades to any girls excluded because of their presence. — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2026 The recognitions go beyond athletics, highlighting athletes for academic excellence and community impact. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026 Some recognitions are based on reputation, promotional partnerships or limited documentation rather than a comprehensive clinical audit. — Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 13 July 2026 An award-winning member The Emberson Award joins a slew of other recognitions Fukuda has received from IEEE. — IEEE Spectrum, 7 July 2026 The recognitions continue to roll in for Georgia Tech baseball. — Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 26 June 2026 In all, The Times received eight honors from the Society of Publication Designers and 24 recognitions from the Society for News Design. — Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026 The Pittsburgh International Airport says the honor, which is presented in association with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, is one of the world's most prestigious architecture and design recognitions. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 15 June 2026 Other public recognitions and relics of Kahanamoku’s story exist around Orange County. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recognitions
  1. accolades
  2. acclaim
  3. acknowledgments
Noun
  • Mensah has received numerous preseason accolades — he was voted the ACC’s preseason player of the year and is on multiple preseason watch lists for annual awards.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
  • His flagship restaurant in Oakland’s Temescal district, Burdell, has won a number of accolades – snagging first place in the San Francisco Chronicle’s Top 100 restaurants list for 2025 and also Food & Wine’s Restaurant of the Year for 2024.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of accolades
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  • Pfeiffer received critical acclaim for her TV performances this year in Apple TV’s Margo’s Got Money Troubles and Paramount+’s The Madison.
    — Mariel Turner, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Anderson has garnered critical and mainstream acclaim in recent years thanks to dramatic and comedic turns including The Last Showgirl — which got her a Golden Globe nomination — and the Naked Gun reboot from Paramount.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of acclaim
Noun
  • Curt is thanked in the acknowledgements of the book for being a test reader.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The statement wouldn’t be so condescendingly winking if the theorist’s contributions to their field weren’t drawn, word for word, from the academic work of the late Lauren Berlant, the first person thanked in the book’s acknowledgments.
    — Maya Binyam, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of acknowledgments

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“Recognitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recognitions. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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