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Recent Examples of recon
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.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The recon missions, carried out aboard RB-26 Invaders, were made harrowing by enemy anti-aircraft fire.
—Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Jan. 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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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
The recon missions, carried out aboard RB-26 Invaders, were made harrowing by enemy anti-aircraft fire.
—Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Jan. 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
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The Romulus family of USVs is designed for a wide range of mission sets, including intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), mine countermeasures, strike operations, and counter-unmanned systems.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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Its unmanned ground vehicles are conducting reconnaissance, evacuations and logistical missions.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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The day after the lottery, Ricci — who took over as director for the 2023 draft — messaged his scouts and staff to tell them their prep work would be no different with the higher pick and to proceed as planned.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 June 2026
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The Yankees invited him to the Area Code Games in San Diego, where more than 150 scouts took notes.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
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McKenna's death gained national attention after her disappearance in the middle of the night set off a frantic search for the teenager.—
Angela George,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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In 2022, federal agents found a pistol and 60 grams of marijuana in a search of Hemani's home.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
18 June 2026
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McIlroy bogeyed 18 to finish at one under, squarely in the hunt, considering the tough conditions limited scoring.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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The Aka gather honey and caterpillars to eat, and hunt much of the rest of their food.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
19 June 2026
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“Recon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recon. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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