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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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And while Ukrainian interceptors have brought down thousands of the Russian reconnaissance drones that find targets for their artillery, these are still also very much present.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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That number includes explosives-laden kamikaze drones that don’t reach their targets, as well as surveillance and reconnaissance drones like KrattWorks’ Ghost Dragon, meant for longer service.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Will Scott will serve as a coaching assistant/advance scout.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2025
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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
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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Both consented to a search of their home, and police reviewed its video surveillance footage.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2025
Noun
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The joint local, state and federal multi-jurisdictional hunt for Decker entered day 15 after deputies discovered the girls' bodies on June 2 at Rock Island Campground.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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Her 2012 movie, Zero Dark Thirty, about the hunt for Osama bin Laden after the 9/11 attacks, won Best Sound Editing and grossed $132.8M at the global box office.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
18 June 2025
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“Recon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recon. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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