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 Ghost set up his Mavic, and within seconds both the suicide and recon drones were in the air, speeding toward the last known location of the two Russian soldiers. Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025 So do as much internet recon on a place as possible. Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2025 View gallery - 6 images Hoping to push Mars exploration into top gear and do recon for a future crewed landing, AeroVironment has released its concept for a mission consisting of half a dozen autonomous helicopters that would land on the Red Planet under their own power. David Szondy august 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2025 Joe gets stuck with the grunt work – gathering recon and sorting getaway plans – but that puts him in prime position to witness Angelo’s Alzheimer’s decline. Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for recon
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Noun
  • The 38-foot-long aircraft, with a modular design, can fly more than 2,300 miles, deliver fighter-like performance, and enhance intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and tactical early warning missions by fusing sensor and payload data from multiple platforms.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Developed for the Swedish Navy and aligned with NATO interoperability standards, the A26 is engineered for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), as well as long-range precision strikes and seabed warfare.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The swarm may settle on a tree branch temporarily until the scout bees find a suitable new home.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Agnes Lee helped cast the movie and scout locations from Seoul as an associate producer for the film.
    Eunice Yoon, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Electric vehicles have accelerated the search for more efficient and affordable ways to power next-generation transport.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
  • During the search for Kenney, Charleston police deployed multiple resources, including K9 units, an underwater recovery team, the police’s unmanned aerial system team and harbor patrol.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Badlands is set in the future on a remote alien planet, where Dek, a young Predator (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi), outcast from his clan and desperate to prove himself with his first official hunt, finds an unlikely ally in a robot named Thia (Elle Fanning).
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Complicating their mission, the government has placed the town under military quarantine and intensified its hunt for Eleven, forcing her back into hiding.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Recon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recon. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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