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 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 There’s no rest for the thirsty, however—the waiter returned, and the guests, after some brief recon, ventured into the Explorative section. — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recon

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Noun

That includes identifying targets and carrying out reconnaissance, or deciding what to do once that target has been compromised.

— Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
This can support reconnaissance, surveillance, threat warning, and battlefield awareness.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

Definition of reconnaissance

Noun

As first reported by The Athletic, the Los Angeles Angels fired advance scout Justin Prinstein after he was caught filming the Colorado Rockies' coaching staff from the stands during their June series at Coors Field.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Our expert panel consisted of roughly three dozen coaches, general managers, personnel directors, scouts and front office staffers across the country, representing every conference.

— Antonio Morales, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of scout

Noun

The search for the fifth, or even the battle for a fifth, will occupy our attention over the next month.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Multiple people have been rescued after a seaplane carrying 11 people made an emergency landing Thursday off the coast of Washington, prompting a multi-agency search and rescue operation.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

Definition of search

Noun

Katrina Shadix, a 58-year-old anti-bear-hunt activist in the Orlando area, found out through a public-records request that the FWC accessed her DAVID information 17 times between 2023 and 2025.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
The Philadelphia Phillies, revitalized under interim manager Don Mattingly, are firmly in the playoff hunt, but recent games exposed critical roster needs.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026