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as in knowing
to have a clear idea of
finally recognized that we were hopelessly lost
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as in honoring
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 recognizing
Ross reunited with Girlfriends co-stars Jill Marie Jones, Persia White and Golden Brooks, who presented her with the Pathbreaker of the Year award, recognizing her longevity onscreen and business savvy as founder of Pattern Beauty.
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Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
The minister highlighted that Taiwan established TAICCA six years ago after recognizing that the content industry represents a strategic sector.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
After joining Harvard’s faculty, Morgan established the Hip Hop Archive and Research Institute in 2007, recognizing the genre’s deep intellectual and cultural value at a time when few in academia did.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Nov. 2025
People would devote entire dissertations to developing techniques for distinguishing handwritten digits or for recognizing faces in images; then a deep-learning algorithm would digest the underlying data, discover the subtleties of the problem, and make those projects seem obsolete.
—James Somers, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Using eco-conscious fabrics like Tencel, Bemberg and organic cotton, Dongre’s sustainable approach has earned her Butterfly Mark certification from The Naraai Project, recognizing her efforts in ethical sourcing, energy efficiency and circular design.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
The award, recognizing the top small forwards in women’s college hoops, is presented annually by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
It is designed to identify knowledge gaps and suggest connections, recognizing how seemingly unrelated fields, like marine biology and computing, might intersect in ways that lead to new solutions.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
This means cataloging existing data stores, understanding where sensitive information resides, and recognizing which systems lack adequate monitoring.
—Ethan Stone, IndyStar, 28 Oct. 2025
Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
The minister highlighted that Taiwan established TAICCA six years ago after recognizing that the content industry represents a strategic sector.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
After joining Harvard’s faculty, Morgan established the Hip Hop Archive and Research Institute in 2007, recognizing the genre’s deep intellectual and cultural value at a time when few in academia did.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Nov. 2025
People would devote entire dissertations to developing techniques for distinguishing handwritten digits or for recognizing faces in images; then a deep-learning algorithm would digest the underlying data, discover the subtleties of the problem, and make those projects seem obsolete.
—James Somers, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Using eco-conscious fabrics like Tencel, Bemberg and organic cotton, Dongre’s sustainable approach has earned her Butterfly Mark certification from The Naraai Project, recognizing her efforts in ethical sourcing, energy efficiency and circular design.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
The award, recognizing the top small forwards in women’s college hoops, is presented annually by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
It is designed to identify knowledge gaps and suggest connections, recognizing how seemingly unrelated fields, like marine biology and computing, might intersect in ways that lead to new solutions.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
This means cataloging existing data stores, understanding where sensitive information resides, and recognizing which systems lack adequate monitoring.
—Ethan Stone, IndyStar, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recognizing
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Deputy Jaramillo’s legacy of integrity, compassion, and courage will continue to live on in the hearts of all who had the privilege of knowing and serving alongside him.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Imagine me at lunch or dinner breaks on that movie, sitting between the two of them—Peyton and Bradley—knowing little to nothing about football.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Burghers with no family interest in the results were there just to see who had fallen into the bottom 10 percent—that was a bigger draw than honoring the top 5 percent, who would sit the following month for the provincial round.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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The awards were given out across eleven categories, honoring the filmmakers whose work resonated most with this year’s festivalgoers.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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By better understanding its environment, the robot can more effectively perceive and navigate the cluttered and complex interior of the reactor, avoiding obstacles and locating work areas.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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The startup has built a unified real-time orchestration layer that manages all the different things the AI needs to do at once, such as listening, understanding what’s being said, deciding how to respond, checking databases, and delivering an answer.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Dreams are a concept that humans have been fascinated with deciphering for thousands of years.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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Though historians have called for further research before making claims, the proposal of a script rooted in sign language might open the chance to explore a new way of deciphering Mayan art and show the ancient civilization to be even more sophisticated and efficient than scholars even knew.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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What airports are seeing flight cancellations?—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Polls show that economic impacts are driving the voting bloc the most and Latino businesses across the country, from Miami to Los Angeles, are seeing a drop in foot traffic because of ICE agents targeting their communities.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Heavener said her young students have a hard time comprehending what is going on.—
Natasha Korecki,
NBC news,
14 Oct. 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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Yang jumped in, appreciating his photo of Bailey in a black jumpsuit hoisting himself up on a set of gymnastic rings.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
4 Nov. 2025
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Similarly mundane material is given to Seth Rogen (as a fellow rabbi more concerned with having fun than appreciating the faith), Kate Berlant (as Rogen’s partner in faith), and Alex Karpovsky (as another rabbi, this one invited to join Noah’s temple).—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
23 Oct. 2025
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The father, Fyodor Karamazov, is a grasping, lecherous, deceitful, and shameless widower.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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Furthermore, these grasping abilities would have also helped climb.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Recognizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recognizing. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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