recon

as in reconnaissance
US, informal military activity in which soldiers, airplanes, etc., are sent to find out information about an enemy

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Recent Examples of recon 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 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 See All Example Sentences for recon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recon
Noun
  • However, the Pentagon assessed in its report that the ship can launch large maritime unmanned aerial vehicles for strike, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
  • For example, the Cooperative Institutes in Wisconsin and Colorado have developed software and methods that help meteorologists better understand the current state of tropical cyclones and forecast future intensity when aircraft reconnaissance isn’t immediately available.
    Chris Vagasky, The Conversation, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • However, according to reports from Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer, some anonymous scouts are urging people to 'pump the breaks' on Manning.
    Matt Galatzan, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
  • Armstrong later served the Bulls organization as a scout.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2025
Noun
  • Cue a frantic search of the local hospitals that only ended several hours later at Pinderfields in Wakefield.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 May 2025
  • Dominating search Today, Google is much more than a search engine.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • That was, until 2019 when Sunnyvale police used a tip to determine that one of four Fresno brothers might have committed the crime and began a genealogical hunt to match the crime scene DNA to a family member, prosecutors said.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
  • That growth reflects a broader cultural embrace of secondhand shopping, likely driven by sustainability concerns, economic savvy and the thrill of the hunt.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025

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“Recon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recon. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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