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
Dietz was killed June 28, 2005 during a reconnaissance mission in Afghanistan.
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Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
It's reinforced with tanks, artillery, amphibious vehicles, engineers and reconnaissance assets.
—George Petras, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
The company also advertises the robots for reconnaissance, intelligence, and surveillance use by the military.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2026
But systems that automate reconnaissance and strikes are merely the most visible parts of the automation revolution.
—Jon R. Lindsay, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
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Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
It's reinforced with tanks, artillery, amphibious vehicles, engineers and reconnaissance assets.
—George Petras, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
The company also advertises the robots for reconnaissance, intelligence, and surveillance use by the military.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2026
But systems that automate reconnaissance and strikes are merely the most visible parts of the automation revolution.
—Jon R. Lindsay, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconnaissance
Noun
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Police released surveillance photos showing two masked men.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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In Cambodia, Indonesia and Vietnam, workers report intimidation, surveillance and firing threats to suppress organizing—all tactics that audits routinely miss.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Vera Rubin, an astronomer whose observations of galaxy rotation curves in the 1970s provided the first robust evidence for dark matter's existence, embraced her Jewish faith as a guide to understanding her role in the universe.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Let every new person, every new opportunity be greeted with neutrality, then observation, then placement.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Reconnaissance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconnaissance. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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