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Recent Examples of recon
The video from a recon drone shows the group moving through light forest in single file, with three Russian soldiers leading, followed by the three prisoners, with two more Russians bringing up the rear.
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Joe brings this intel back to Kate, who is very upset to have been left out of Joe’s recon so far.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
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
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.
—Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Joe brings this intel back to Kate, who is very upset to have been left out of Joe’s recon so far.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
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
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.
—Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recon
Noun
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Researchers extracted location data from the photos to track the kids through satellites and reconnaissance.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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The military could also adopt the MAV for reconnaissance missions.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mike Rizzo, a longtime scout who rose to become Washington’s general manager and president of baseball operations, was the architect of that championship team.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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However, that’s a smaller increase than the $85 per scout originally proposed.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Authorities are giving an update on the search for Charlie Kirk’s assassin after detaining a suspect.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The search for Kirk’s assassin entered its third day Friday, with officials releasing new still photos of the person of interest, along with video of the person fleeing the scene after the shooting.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The hunt begins But the shooter wasn’t in the crowd.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement The flurry of updates came three days after Robinson was arrested following an intensive hunt for Kirk's killer.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Recon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recon. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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