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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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2
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
Verb
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The first two abbreviations are easy enough to understand.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Wilson understood the concerns of both local officials and residents and thanked them for meeting with his team to discuss the idea.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
26 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this year, the district honored Pendleton by renaming a campus after the groundbreaking administrator.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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As the fest kicked off, The Hollywood Reporter caught up with outgoing director José Luis Rebordinos, who went into more depth about the decision to honor Lawrence.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
26 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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East Ridge High School’s football stadium was a riot of color and noise early Friday evening, a near-capacity crowd excited to see the host Raptors meet Metro East Conference rival Mounds View.—
Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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So Instacart is reviewing orders from last October to see what might be filling trick-or-treaters’ bags across the country this year.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
27 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 27 Sep. 2025.
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