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Recent Examples of recon
F-16s fly recon missions, pinpoint Russian radars based on their emissions and then land so intelligence analysts can fold the fresh intelligence into strike planning.
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David Axe, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The lead Ukrainian operative on the other side, a recon officer, began to approach them, triggering a mine.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
After an 8 1/2-year stint and honorable discharge as a communications specialist and recon sergeant with the Headquarters and Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 151st Artillery of the Minnesota National Guard and Army Reserve, Marlin found time to embrace his love of cooking.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
The company is in the running for potentially lucrative Army programs to field new medium- and long-range recon drones.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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David Axe, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The lead Ukrainian operative on the other side, a recon officer, began to approach them, triggering a mine.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
After an 8 1/2-year stint and honorable discharge as a communications specialist and recon sergeant with the Headquarters and Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 151st Artillery of the Minnesota National Guard and Army Reserve, Marlin found time to embrace his love of cooking.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
The company is in the running for potentially lucrative Army programs to field new medium- and long-range recon drones.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recon
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The unit soon started making their own drone bombs and by March 2023, Birds of Magyar had grown from a reconnaissance platoon into a strike drone company.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The commandos’ raid into the heart of Seoul on Jan. 21, 1968 — and North Korea’s seizure of the American reconnaissance ship U.S.S. Pueblo two days later — marked one of the peaks of Cold War tensions on the divided Korean Peninsula.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Jackson wowed scouts with a three-sack performance in a 24-21 loss at Alabama that season.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2025
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In the 12 months after his arrival, Bayern Munich sent scouts to the London Stadium to monitor his development.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Others, however, merely remove certain names and terms from search results.—
Antón Barba-Kay,
The Atlantic,
26 Apr. 2025
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Google is predicting a spike in search volumes this month for terms related to the recession that came to define the late 2000s.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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See Queen Elizabeth, Prince Harry, Kate Middleton and More The Prince and Princess of Wales once shared that their children previously celebrated Easter with a kid-favorite tradition: an egg hunt!—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Sunday, April 20 Easter egg hunt: Families can have a fun and festive Easter with an egg hunt and photos with the Easter bunny at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 20 at the Poway Library, 13137 Poway Road.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Recon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recon. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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