recommends

verb

present tense third-person singular of recommend
1
as in leaves
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another serious gastronomes should recommend their stomachs to the restaurant's chef, giving full rein to his culinary prowess and imagination

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as in suggests
to put forward (something) as one's choice for a wise or proper course of action I would recommend you look into that option a little more closely because I don't think it will work nearly as well as you think

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Recent Examples of recommends The National Trust recommends Windermere's western shore for exploring on foot or by bike, with a four-mile lakeside path running towards Wray Castle through woodland and along the water's edge. — Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026 Kidder recommends keeping a bottle of vinegar mixed with water in your bathroom and spraying down your bathtub regularly for maintenance. — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 29 Sep. 2026 Groh recommends booking a scan out of raw curiosity rather than a frantic search for safety. — Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 29 Sep. 2026 UCHealth recommends removing clutter and cords and keeping hallways well lit as simple starting points that don’t require any construction. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026 For shippers, Dimerco recommends booking intra-Asia ocean freight one-to-two weeks ahead of schedule and long-haul shipments two to three weeks ahead. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 UCHealth also recommends removing clutter and cords and keeping hallways and bathrooms well lit. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026 Suppose one system recommends sending additional volume to a fulfillment center. — Amruth Puppala, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Little, Brown recommends it for readers of Charlotte McConaghy’s Wild Dark Shore and Lily Brooks-Dalton’s The Light Pirate — L3K remains the home-state tribute that Walsh set out to write. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recommends
  1. leaves
  2. suggests
  3. gives
  4. entrusts
  5. hands
  6. commends
  7. transfers
  8. delivers
Verb
  • The duo leaves us there for nearly six minutes, sending drone clouds of various textures while Schwendener’s voice drifts through the distant fog.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • And for an offense that managed just one extra-base hit in the series, coming in the final inning, that leaves behind an unfilled filling for an offensive unit that produced so many scoring opportunities in the regular season.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of leaves
Verb
  • Our research suggests these tombs were designed and constructed not simply to house the dead, but to affect the living through a sensorily immersive environment similar to a modern 3D film experience.
    — Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The project is predicated on the theme that the title suggests — love of self, love of others, love for her daughter Hazel — while embracing a swath of styles spanning quiet storm to smooth, finger-snapped R&B.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of suggests
Verb
  • That range gives a launcher positioned on Yonaguni the ability to threaten ships operating across a substantial area around the island and toward Taiwan.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Everyone here almost too respectfully gives one another their turn to speak, the conversation rarely fomenting into argument or overlapping chatter.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of gives
Verb
  • State attorneys general argued that the Constitution entrusts states, not federal officials, to conduct elections.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • These responsibilities are the reason society entrusts lawyers with responsibilities unlike those of any other profession.
    — Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of entrusts
Verb
  • In a disrupted market, the leaders who come out ahead are the ones willing to step into uncertainty before anyone hands them a map.
    — Drew McLellan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Quarterback Patrick Mahomes hands the ball off to Walker who begins to scamper to the left.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of hands
Verb
  • The report commends changes including protecting wetlands, improving stormwater and wastewater infrastructure, and expanding water quality monitoring, including notification programs that warn people about unsafe conditions in rivers and streams.
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Maynard also commends the company for its presentation of the result, in light of AI’s tendency to copy humans’ mathematical results and present them as its own ideas.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of commends
Verb
  • Instead of striking the target with an explosive warhead, the laser transfers energy into the target’s surface.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
  • This project transfers a handwritten family recipe onto a ceramic pie plate using graphite paper and a glass paint marker.
    — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of transfers
Verb
  • Pivot Bio puts cotton in the nitrogen equation Pivot Bio is making its case for replacing some of cotton’s synthetic nitrogen fertilizer with crop nutrition technology that delivers nitrogen to plant roots.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Best for Combination Sleepers For decades, Serta has been a go-to for recreating the hotel-bed experience at home, and this set of pillows delivers the familiar loft and support.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of delivers

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“Recommends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recommends. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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