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Recent Examples of recon
The recon missions, carried out aboard RB-26 Invaders, were made harrowing by enemy anti-aircraft fire.
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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
Fans, though, were undeterred, including one who did recon hours before the concert during Roan’s soundcheck.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2025
From the harrowing footage of a Kimera employee’s supposedly fatal recon mission to the wild night Guillermo’s right-hand man, Oswaldo (Enrique Arce), enjoys in Bangkok, it’s all produced like a Hollywood blockbuster.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
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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
Fans, though, were undeterred, including one who did recon hours before the concert during Roan’s soundcheck.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2025
From the harrowing footage of a Kimera employee’s supposedly fatal recon mission to the wild night Guillermo’s right-hand man, Oswaldo (Enrique Arce), enjoys in Bangkok, it’s all produced like a Hollywood blockbuster.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recon
Noun
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Before then, Sweden’s security services had mostly observed reconnaissance for potential attacks, intelligence gathering or activity linked to cybercriminals.—
Emma Burrows,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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The war, now in its fifth year, has seen the use of ground robots to deliver supplies to the front line, and autonomous and AI-augmented drones for precision strikes and reconnaissance.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
Noun
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One of them, for example, links to a scout drone camera surveying the terrain ahead and feeding back route data to the driver.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 June 2026
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The seventh-round selection has shown toughness and an ability to set the edge in the run game, according to Dolphins senior national scout Ron Brockington.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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Instead, the country will seek compensation for services carried out alongside Oman, including navigation assistance, search and rescue, security and safety services, and environmental cleanup services in the event of pollution, the official said.—
Frederik Pleitgen,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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The new feature comes amid consternation from website operators and creators that Google’s AI summaries have eroded the volume of referral traffic coming from the search portal.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
4 June 2026
Noun
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On the other end, Anunoby pounces like a leopard on the hunt for dinner.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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On Bishop, from co-creators Little Marvin and Tony Saltzman, homicide detective Bishop Graves (Joel Kinnaman) – brilliant, battle-scarred – will put all of his skills to the test in the hunt for an elusive killer targeting San Francisco’s moneyed class.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
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“Recon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recon. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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