as in scouts
US, informal
military activity in which soldiers, airplanes, etc., are sent to find out information about an enemy
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recons
Noun
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With 480 career points, Niederreiter never quite popped like scouts would have expected from a fifth-overall draft pick.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025 -
Only four or five scouts are dedicated to City’s first-team — there is an entire team underneath working for the academy — with Alan Watson, John Gannon, Brendan MacFarlane, and Ruben Mato the talent spotters in Europe.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Penske says roughly 20% of Google searches leading to its sites now display AI Overviews — and, here’s the rub, that those summaries lift material from publishers’ work, answer the user’s query directly on the results page, and keep readers from clicking through.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Spotlight, in its previous form, was focused mostly around searches, with a few extra capabilities (like basic arithmetic or unit conversions) thrown in for good measure.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Only two limited hunts have been held for these Rocky Mountain bighorns.—
Tim Kelly,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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My boys hunt, my husband hunts, my father-in-law, etc.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The quests in the other two books are there to give players more gold and magic items to buff up their characters.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Fans and creators will be able to connect via Luffa through quests, rewards, SuperGroups and live activations.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Recons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recons. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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