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as in knowing
to have a clear idea of
finally recognized that we were hopelessly lost
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as in honoring
to show appreciation, respect, or affection for (someone) with a public celebration
an awards banquet to recognize local heroes
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Recent Examples of recognizing
Rounding out the list of honorees in this initial announcement, Julieta Venegas will receive the Artistic Excellence award, recognizing an artist whose work is defined by exceptional craftsmanship, consistency, and a distinct creative identity.
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Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2026
The analysts did lower their price target to $44 from $56, recognizing this year’s 25% decline in the stock.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Blanco revealed that Gomez sometimes experiences a manic episode without recognizing it.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
The idea for her business came from recognizing a need.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Instead of working in professional ballet companies, the sisters chose to focus on their channel full time, recognizing their calling lay in sharing their passion online.
—Scot Paltrow, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Health care providers must also play a role by improving cultural competency and recognizing how this disease presents in Black patients.
—Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The spike protein is also the part of the virus that vaccines rely on to coax people’s immune systems into recognizing the virus.
—Kyle B. Enfield, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2026
Early in his tenure, Niccol spoke with customers who lamented the lack of comfortable seating Starbucks locations once had, as well as baristas recognizing and chatting with them.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2026
The analysts did lower their price target to $44 from $56, recognizing this year’s 25% decline in the stock.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Blanco revealed that Gomez sometimes experiences a manic episode without recognizing it.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
The idea for her business came from recognizing a need.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Instead of working in professional ballet companies, the sisters chose to focus on their channel full time, recognizing their calling lay in sharing their passion online.
—Scot Paltrow, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Health care providers must also play a role by improving cultural competency and recognizing how this disease presents in Black patients.
—Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The spike protein is also the part of the virus that vaccines rely on to coax people’s immune systems into recognizing the virus.
—Kyle B. Enfield, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2026
Early in his tenure, Niccol spoke with customers who lamented the lack of comfortable seating Starbucks locations once had, as well as baristas recognizing and chatting with them.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recognizing
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Moderate exercise helps, but high-intensity overtraining can raise cortisol further, worth knowing if punishing workouts are already part of a stressed routine.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Ruca told Fox News Digital there were a few bittersweet feelings going into the match, just knowing what the two have been through together.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Browne’s family is planning an event honoring him in mid-May.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Hitchcock classic Strangers on a Train will serve as the festival’s closing night selection, honoring the film’s 75th anniversary.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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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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Preparation means understanding your client’s business, their operational needs, and their financial guardrails.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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The clicks are part of a growing sperm whale phonetic alphabet that researchers at CETI are deciphering.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
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Binary neutron stars have long been considered the best bet for deciphering what lurks within.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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Whizzing by the moon up to 6,000 miles above the surface, the astronauts will also glimpse the celestial body's full disk, seeing sights that not even the Apollo astronauts witnessed.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Being embedded meant slowing down, listening, and understanding the genealogy of the triennial itself—seeing HT25 not as a rupture, but as part of an ongoing continuum.—
Wassan Al-Khudhairi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Hard sci-fi, meanwhile, leans into the fact that life evolving on other planets, under different conditions, and across different stretches of time will almost certainly take on forms so different from ours that comprehending them would be like imagining a new color.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
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As for whether comprehending the wiring of the brain really demands techniques from the frontiers of theoretical physics, questions remain.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
13 Jan. 2026
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Ollie's Bargain Outlet is the leader in a niche that's only getting bigger – and the market isn't fully appreciating that yet, according to Jefferies.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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Fan Can't Get Enough Blue Bell fans also seem excited about the new flavor, with many particularly appreciating its brown sugar ice cream base.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Apr. 2026
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Faster grasping smarter robots The team tested HEAPGrasp on a real robotic setup across 20 scenarios involving different combinations of transparent, opaque, and reflective objects.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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For a human, grasping the pattern typically takes seconds.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Recognizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recognizing. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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