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Recent Examples of recon
According to the Department of Forestry and Fire Management, the fire remained in its footprint and a recon flight May 9 showed no very minimal activity.
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Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024
The girls join three other riders on a recon ride, where Ellie and Dina hang back and chat about the New Year’s Eve dance that night.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 13 Apr. 2025
Kubrick immerses viewers in trench life and drains scenes of recon missions and battle of any glamor.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
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.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024
The girls join three other riders on a recon ride, where Ellie and Dina hang back and chat about the New Year’s Eve dance that night.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 13 Apr. 2025
Kubrick immerses viewers in trench life and drains scenes of recon missions and battle of any glamor.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
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.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recon
Noun
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Military reconnaissance platforms could operate reliably in the harshest conditions, from arctic temperatures to desert heat.—
Siyu Huang,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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When shown reconnaissance photos of football pitches in Cienfuegos in 1970, the U.S.’s then-national security adviser, Henry Kissinger, demanded to see President Richard Nixon immediately.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
Noun
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And at one end of the bench a number of scouts sat chatting quietly.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2025
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Will Scott will serve as a coaching assistant/advance scout.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2025
Noun
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And with that will likely come identity crises, emotional upheaval and a deeper search for meaning.—
Jake Lee,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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During the stop, Jenny Boelter was questioned and consented to a search of her car, the affidavit said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Because too many deer in Arkansas can be harmful to the environment and even to the deer herd itself, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, partnered with other organizations, are having their annual urban archery deer hunt this fall in a select number of communities.—
Harley Walls,
Arkansas Online,
29 June 2025
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As the Catholic archdiocese hunts for ways to contract, it’s been shedding churches wholesale and having no trouble finding buyers that are tuned to the doings — or undoing — of religious organizations.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
27 June 2025
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“Recon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recon. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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