1
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
In my experience, recognizing your limitations is more important than recognizing your abilities.
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Flavio Maluf, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
John and Joan Hotchkis were widely recognized in Los Angeles for their civic leadership, financial success, and dedicated philanthropy in the arts and education.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 18 June 2026
Bendita Film Sales immediately recognized the film’s sensitivity, urgency and emotional complexity, as well as Miroslav Terzić’s precise directorial vision.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 June 2026
And then also to recognize that hard and challenging things are part of life.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
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Flavio Maluf, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
John and Joan Hotchkis were widely recognized in Los Angeles for their civic leadership, financial success, and dedicated philanthropy in the arts and education.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 18 June 2026
Bendita Film Sales immediately recognized the film’s sensitivity, urgency and emotional complexity, as well as Miroslav Terzić’s precise directorial vision.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 June 2026
And then also to recognize that hard and challenging things are part of life.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recognize
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These reports present your income and spending habits with clean, easy-to-understand visualizations.—
Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Raised in Rio de Janeiro, Burle Marx understood the country’s abundance as both subject and material.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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At the San Diego event, the guide also promoted one restaurant, Kato in Los Angeles, to the two-star list and honored nine new restaurants with one-star awards, including Naides in San Francisco, one of the few Filipino cuisine restaurants in the nation with that distinction.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
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Chen and Hu started the Alan Hu Foundation to honor their son who wanted to be a psychiatrist to help others like him.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
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For up to a month, Luban remained in a spot off the southern coast of India that is known for high food productivity.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
19 June 2026
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Measles is one of the most contagious diseases known and can spread easily, especially among unvaccinated or undervaccinated populations.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Hill thanked the community for its support during her tenure, pointing to her three and a half years leading the district and saying the work accomplished with staff and families remains meaningful to her.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
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Cooper thanked employees for their dedication, saying their hard work has helped sustain the company for over a century.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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One of the most exciting uses of AI has to be helping historians and archaeologists decipher previously indecipherable or untranslatable ancient texts.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
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As the inscription had been damaged, researchers couldn’t decipher whether this tablet had cursed four slaves or whether four slaves had cried out to the Egyptian gods and demi-heroes, who knows?—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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While many people were surprised to see the warning pop up on their phones, especially those living hundreds of miles from the epicenter, officials say the ShakeAlert system is designed to err on the side of caution.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
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She was last seen wearing a black shirt and shorts, police said.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
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The scale of Musk’s own net worth is now almost impossible to comprehend, such that, on Monday, SpaceX’s stock rallied, and Musk’s one-day gain was more than the net worth of Bill Gates, once the richest person in the world.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
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The Maracana descended into silence at full time, as the nation struggled to comprehend what had happened.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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Since then, Roberts, who will also manage the NL All-Star team, has appreciated how diligent Pages has remained in his routine.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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Throughout his career, he's often found that many families appreciate the perspective a male nanny can bring, particularly when working with young boys.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
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“Recognize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recognize. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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