as in surveillance
military activity in which soldiers, airplanes, etc., are sent to find out information about an enemy
There are two helicopters available for reconnaissance. reconnaissance missions
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Recent Examples of reconnaissance
According to the agencies, the GRU hackers also carried out reconnaissance of the network of at least one producer of industrial control system components for railway systems—suggesting a possible intention to attempt sabotage—but didn’t actually succeed in breaching the company.
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Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 24 May 2025
Many of the vessels were sunk in very deep water, and a reconnaissance mission would require a significant amount of time and funds, by which point the more than 80-year-old wrecks could be little more than rust stains on the seafloor.
—Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 June 2025
Israel would also halt military and aerial reconnaissance activity over Gaza for 10 hours each day, and up to 12 hours on the days on the days in which hostages and prisoners were exchanged.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Russia’s defense ministry said in a readout its forces targeted a Ukrainian enterprise that produces missile weapons and drones, a military reconnaissance center and the position of a U.S.-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile system.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
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Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 24 May 2025
Many of the vessels were sunk in very deep water, and a reconnaissance mission would require a significant amount of time and funds, by which point the more than 80-year-old wrecks could be little more than rust stains on the seafloor.
—Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 June 2025
Israel would also halt military and aerial reconnaissance activity over Gaza for 10 hours each day, and up to 12 hours on the days on the days in which hostages and prisoners were exchanged.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Russia’s defense ministry said in a readout its forces targeted a Ukrainian enterprise that produces missile weapons and drones, a military reconnaissance center and the position of a U.S.-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile system.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconnaissance
Noun
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The truck had been out of the range of any surveillance cameras.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
19 June 2025
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Though there were no witnesses, MacCabe said investigators recovered surveillance footage, including from the Flying J gas station in Lebec, where the jewelry theft occurred.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
Noun
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The 2019 failure of a military observation satellite for the United Arab Emirates, called the Vega rocket, led to $411 million in claims — the largest such loss in history, Reuters reported.—
Tom Brown,
Space.com,
28 June 2025
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Host quarterly or monthly sessions where employees across roles share their observations, stories, and hypotheses about the market.—
Rhea Wessel,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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“Reconnaissance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconnaissance. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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