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
Sustained winds were a hundred and eighty-five miles per hour, but a reconnaissance mission to the eyewall found gusts at sea level in excess of a hundred and ninety miles per hour, and much higher a few hundred feet up.
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Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
Hazelton posted this on X shortly after landing after a morning reconnaissance flight on a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
In a morning reconnaissance call with his team members, Balyan noted that the firecrackers were burst till early Tuesday morning against the Supreme Court ruling.
—Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
On beginning the new job, Blazy had spent time in the house archives while doing his own reconnaissance and research.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
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Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
Hazelton posted this on X shortly after landing after a morning reconnaissance flight on a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
In a morning reconnaissance call with his team members, Balyan noted that the firecrackers were burst till early Tuesday morning against the Supreme Court ruling.
—Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
On beginning the new job, Blazy had spent time in the house archives while doing his own reconnaissance and research.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconnaissance
Noun
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The institute also launched a wastewater surveillance project, geared at monitoring and anticipating disease trends in communities.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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In backrooms, there was none of the surveillance tech that reputable casinos use to catch players cheating.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Until now brain rot has been more of a casual observation than something backed by hard evidence.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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Based on his observations around Whitefish Point, Lynn said captains have a greater willingness to drop anchor and wait out a storm rather than risking it and powering through.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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