Thesaurus results for RECON

recon

noun

Definition of recon

as in reconnaissance

US, informal military activity in which soldiers, airplanes, etc., are sent to find out information about an enemy

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Recent Examples of recon Grier received the kind of elite recon that all great heists need. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 June 2026 Groups, like the Rollin’ Queens of Orlando and a dancing skaters’ group from Daytona Beach, have already stopped in for rolling recon, says Somaru. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026 The Empire leader sends out a recon droid, which meets an explosive end when Grogu uses the Force on it. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026 In the latest example of that recon technique, Check Point found that hackers had attempted to exploit five distinct vulnerabilities in Hikvision and Dahua security cameras that would have allowed their takeover. — Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recon

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Noun

Know More The 10-hour hack started when the (human) bad guy deployed an AI agent to do reconnaissance to figure out how to breach the company.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
China has invested in cutting-edge intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (collectively known as ISR), as well as electronic warfare systems, drones, and missiles.

— HOLMES LIAO, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of reconnaissance

Noun

His reliance on the cane has slowed him down, so Crouch has shifted roles, from field hand to recruiter, operating mainly as the guy behind the keyboard, lining up volunteers to plant, scout, harvest and build the next nursery.

— Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
The high school junior played linebacker and also contributed as a scout team running back and receiver, Morgan said.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of scout

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Based on the investigation results, a search and seizure warrant was issued to authorize an oral DNA sample to be collected from Williams.

— Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Google said on Friday that its Gemini model had hacked three other companies back in May, the first time the search giant has disclosed that one of its models autonomously gained access to third-party computer systems without permission.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026