recon

Definition of reconnext
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 Like its predecessors, Battlefield 6 is a first-person shooter game that features four different character classes: assault, engineer, support and recon, which all have special abilities players can utilize. Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025 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 So do as much internet recon on a place as possible. Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for recon
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Noun
  • Drones take on expanding roles across modern battlefields Uncrewed systems are playing a growing role in modern warfare, handling missions from reconnaissance and artillery spotting to precision strikes.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 29 Mar. 2026
  • That was the largest naval-convoy endeavor since the Second World War, and included aircraft carriers and reconnaissance planes.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • For Iranian athletes who play in domestic-league games that aren’t broadcast internationally, the World Cup serves as a critical launchpad to impress international scouts.
    Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Chinander said scouts were impressed with Fely’s three-cone and short shuttle workouts, but those times were not provided to the media.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Her journey takes her to the soirées of Regency London and the peaks and vales of the Lake District, all in search of independence, self-love and reinvention.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2026
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson also expressed concerns with the Justice Department's tracking of lawmakers' search history of the unredacted files.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
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  • More than 12,000 eggs will be available during the hunt, with some 2,000 pouring down from the helicopter.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • If your Easter celebrations aren’t complete without your kids racing to find hidden eggs, metro Atlanta cities and organizations have plenty of hunts to choose from.
    Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026

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“Recon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recon. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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