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
Despite its relatively short operational life — the A-12 was soon eclipsed by satellite reconnaissance and its Air Force successor, the SR-71 Blackbird — Byer emphasized its enduring significance.
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Olivia Gazis, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
In the following weeks, the hackers conducted reconnaissance on Czech government targets including the Army, police, Parliament and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, according to the report.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
The Tasnim News Agency, which is affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), cited a source Wednesday as saying that the drone operated by the IRGC successfully transmitted reconnaissance photos to its command center before suffering a loss of communication.
—Greg Norman-Diamond , Liz Friden, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Besides Bombadier, other major aircraft manufacturers in Canada include De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, which makes turboprop planes and aircraft designed for maritime patrols and reconnaissance, and European aerospace giant Airbus.
—Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
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Olivia Gazis, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
In the following weeks, the hackers conducted reconnaissance on Czech government targets including the Army, police, Parliament and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, according to the report.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
The Tasnim News Agency, which is affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), cited a source Wednesday as saying that the drone operated by the IRGC successfully transmitted reconnaissance photos to its command center before suffering a loss of communication.
—Greg Norman-Diamond , Liz Friden, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Besides Bombadier, other major aircraft manufacturers in Canada include De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, which makes turboprop planes and aircraft designed for maritime patrols and reconnaissance, and European aerospace giant Airbus.
—Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconnaissance
Noun
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By that point, at least one nearby business had overwritten its surveillance footage.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Federal agencies halted overdose-surveillance networks, delayed youth smoking data, scaled back food-safety pathogen monitoring and purged transgender health information from websites.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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However, scientists need more observations to determine how common this process truly is.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Feb. 2026
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The double Sundance win has already fired up 2026-27 awards season watchers, with observations that Best Picture nominee Minari and Best Picture winner CODA both achieved the same feat in 2021 and 2021 respectively.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Reconnaissance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconnaissance. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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