recognizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of recognize
1
as in understands
to have a clear idea of finally recognized that we were hopelessly lost

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2
as in honors
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 recognizes Price becomes the instrument through which a company recognizes a scarcity and decides whether to protect it or charge for it. — François Candelon, Fortune, 24 July 2026 The Fellowship program recognizes fifteen disciplines, focusing on five each year on a triennial basis. — News Desk, Artforum, 24 July 2026 Some of the most charming moments in the book occur when Farris recognizes how her artistic interests and her medical pursuits overlap. — Tahneer Oksman, NPR, 23 July 2026 The Recording Academy is introducing Best Asian Pop Music Performance, a category that recognizes K-pop, J-pop, C-pop and other pop recordings that meaningfully incorporate at least one Asian language. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Eagle recognizes the opportunity facing it, but there’s plenty of work to do—not simply to scale up manufacturing, but also, to reach some semblance of cost parity. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 23 July 2026 The tournament recognizes outstanding individuals through several awards, including the Golden Ball for best player, Golden Boot for top scorer, Golden Glove for best goalkeeper and the FIFA Young Player Award. — Patricio Chile, ABC News, 17 July 2026 Last week, sweeping bipartisan housing affordability measures officially became law, signaling that Congress recognizes the frustration many Americans feel about the high cost of housing. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 16 July 2026 But McKenna also recognizes the bill’s potential benefits — later sunsets encourage more activity and give businesses a boost. — Laurie Mermet, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recognizes
  1. understands
  2. honors
  3. knows
  4. sees
  5. comprehends
  6. deciphers
  7. appreciates
  8. grasps
Verb
  • Despite not being a coffee drinker herself, Loyd understands the power of third place, creating connection, community, and a safe place for all to gather.
    — Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • Variety understands Odom bowed out after the first act and was replaced by Manaia Glassey-Ohlson.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 24 July 2026
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  • His nonprofit, Adam's Parachute, honors him by using the peaceful and therapeutic hobby of fly fishing to aid individuals in addiction recovery.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 July 2026
  • Presented annually by Southern Company, the Payne Stewart Award honors a player whose impact on and off the course exemplifies Stewart’s enduring values of character, sportsmanship, and generosity.
    — Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of honors
Verb
  • Hard to follow the money No one knows the exact scale of cartel donations to Mexican political campaigns, but even former electoral officials acknowledge the sums are significant.
    — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • The two of them party hard enough and often enough that local police officer Montgomery (Missi Pyle) knows them by name; when some particularly irresponsible carousing crosses a line, however, they’re slapped with a community service sentence.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 July 2026
Definition of knows
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  • Analyst Divya Gangahar sees several positives ahead of the company's quarterly results in early August, including improving demand and accelerating growth.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 25 July 2026
  • Unlike standard hearing and vision tests, these assessments examine how the brain interprets what the child hears and sees and may help identify underlying weaknesses contributing to behaviors associated with ADHD or autism.
    — Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 25 July 2026
Definition of sees
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  • In an oppositional reading of a media text, the audience comprehends that the message conflicts with or contradicts their personal experiences of society.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
  • In the end, A Guardian and a Thief is a story that comprehends hunger more deeply than the world that produces it.
    — Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2025
Definition of comprehends
Verb
  • Qualcomm’s chip can run Linux, along with Arduino software, and can even do computer vision, which deciphers what a camera sees and translates it into software.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
  • With that base knowledge and his opponent’s game tape, Nolan analyzes wide receiver alignments and deciphers the offense's attack.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 18 Sep. 2025
Definition of deciphers
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  • Hanania appreciates that there’s a certain irony to his position.
    — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026
  • Those layers, which expand in Heartstopper Forever, are illustrative of Oseman’s approach that appreciates both the evolution inherent to queerness and the coming of age.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
Definition of appreciates
Verb
  • Real thinking — the kind that understands a question, grasps its context and goes out to gather information before formulating a response.
    — Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • His eyes and smile are too wide, and his right hand grasps the air.
    — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of grasps

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