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Recent Examples of recon
Like its predecessors, Battlefield 6 is a first-person shooter game that features four different character classes: assault, engineer, support and recon, which all have special abilities players can utilize.
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Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Fans, though, were undeterred, including one who did recon hours before the concert during Roan’s soundcheck.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2025
From the harrowing footage of a Kimera employee’s supposedly fatal recon mission to the wild night Guillermo’s right-hand man, Oswaldo (Enrique Arce), enjoys in Bangkok, it’s all produced like a Hollywood blockbuster.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
So do as much internet recon on a place as possible.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2025
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Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Fans, though, were undeterred, including one who did recon hours before the concert during Roan’s soundcheck.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2025
From the harrowing footage of a Kimera employee’s supposedly fatal recon mission to the wild night Guillermo’s right-hand man, Oswaldo (Enrique Arce), enjoys in Bangkok, it’s all produced like a Hollywood blockbuster.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
So do as much internet recon on a place as possible.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recon
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The company also pointed out that traditional threats like combat aircraft and missiles are joined by numerous unmanned systems, enabling smaller units to conduct aerial reconnaissance, fire control and airstrikes.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
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The lunar reconnaissance orbiter flies by at about 31 miles high.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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For Iranian athletes who play in domestic-league games that aren’t broadcast internationally, the World Cup serves as a critical launchpad to impress international scouts.—
Albert Samaha,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Chinander said scouts were impressed with Fely’s three-cone and short shuttle workouts, but those times were not provided to the media.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Mar. 2026
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Her journey takes her to the soirées of Regency London and the peaks and vales of the Lake District, all in search of independence, self-love and reinvention.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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House Speaker Mike Johnson also expressed concerns with the Justice Department's tracking of lawmakers' search history of the unredacted files.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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After the hunt, take a sunset hayride or make s'mores over a bonfire.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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Easter weekend forecast Over the holiday weekend, some areas of the United States are in store for less-than-ideal weather that could snarl plans for Easter egg hunts and travel.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Recon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recon. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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