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Recent Examples of recon
The Empire leader sends out a recon droid, which meets an explosive end when Grogu uses the Force on it.
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Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
There’s no rest for the thirsty, however—the waiter returned, and the guests, after some brief recon, ventured into the Explorative section.
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Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2026
Or maybe the Bucks do all this recon and then reconvene a few months from now, when the proposals will be more plentiful and the playoffs, inevitably, inspire even more interest among the would-be suitors who fell short.
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Sam Amick,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
And by the time the album was released, attempts had begun to recon-cile Jesus Christ—that figure of childhood and the Church and the establishment—with popular culture.
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Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
16 Apr. 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
Or maybe the Bucks do all this recon and then reconvene a few months from now, when the proposals will be more plentiful and the playoffs, inevitably, inspire even more interest among the would-be suitors who fell short.
—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
And by the time the album was released, attempts had begun to recon-cile Jesus Christ—that figure of childhood and the Church and the establishment—with popular culture.
—
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recon
Noun
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Raymond said on Friday that an exhaustive review of video surveillance footage from the days leading up to the explosion allegedly captured Berezovk making several reconnaissance visits to the building.
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The same advances are also lowering the barrier for bad actors, enabling faster reconnaissance and more sophisticated attacks.
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After spending two years in the Chicago Cubs organization as a consultant and scout, Little restarted his managerial career with the Dodgers, reuniting with some of his former players, including Nomar Garciaparra and Derek Lowe.
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The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FMRF) has scouts based in other countries who monitor players with dual nationality from a young age.
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Williams was hired last February after the city conducted a national search to replace Chavarria.
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The other ice cream brands with the highest search interest after Halo Top were Cold Stone Creamery, Breyers, Talenti and Häagen Dazs, according to the Innerbody Research report.
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The president has elevated MAGA-friendly election deniers into the federal government, sicced the Justice Department on his political enemies, and drafted multiple agencies into his relentless hunt to substantiate his broad claims of voter fraud.
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By every metric, Blubaugh is blossoming into an almost indispensable piece of the Astros’ attempt to stay afloat in the American League playoff hunt.
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“Recon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recon. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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