recognition

noun

Definition of recognitionnext
1
as in detection
ability to positively identify someone or something The research concerns the capacity for pattern recognition in dogs.

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2
as in praise
the state of being publicly acknowledged or known for something (such as an achievement) The group was pleased to finally receive recognition for their groundbreaking work.

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Recent Examples of recognition Employees may participate in a collaboration workshop while continuing to compete for recognition and resources. — Gwen Mdinaradze, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The schools offer a broad liberal arts education, in recognition that senior leadership must be critical thinkers who can understand different points of view. — Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 On Monday, Time hosted the inaugural Time100 Impact dinner, an extension of the magazine’s long-standing recognition of influential people across industries, to celebrate leaders in the art world. — Brianna J. Heath, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026 Truffart pointed to the festival’s history of following filmmakers from early shorts through awards recognition, launching a series competition alongside its movie program and championing female directors. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recognition
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recognition
  1. detection
  2. praise
  3. identification
  4. acknowledgment
  5. acclaim
  6. accolade
Noun
  • These figures are at times revised higher after ships have moved through the strait, as many switch off their identification systems to try to avoid detection.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Early detection is important at any age but according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, women under 40 have a nearly 40% higher chance of dying from breast cancer.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of detection
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  • Sony revived Resident Evil last month and HBO drew big viewership and critical praise with The Last of Us, just to name a couple of recent success stories.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Posters of Kate Moss photographed by Juergen Teller have been plastered over the city and praise for the exhibition has been handed largely to Enninful.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • In its latest court filing, AFA acknowledged that Spirit agreed that employees’ identification numbers won’t be part of what’s sold, for example, because they’ll be replaced by randomized identifiers.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The system is designed to continue denying communications until the underlying protocol changes, at which point the signal-identification and response process can begin again.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
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  • The White House accord is an important acknowledgment that biosecurity belongs at the center of the AI safety conversation.
    — Raj Panjabi, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Donut did not answer two queries sent to its press-contact email address; a second query sent to a PR firm Donut seems to have hired more recently did get an acknowledgment, but not any answers.
    — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of acknowledgment
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  • The buzzy portrait of Tesla, X and SpaceX chief Elon Musk premiered at Venice to critical acclaim, currently sitting at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes (off 28 reviews, see Deadline’s here).
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Like Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong, Widow’s Bay standout Kate O’Flynn could parlay her prestige-TV acclaim to Oscar attention for Tender Loving Care.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of acclaim
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  • Martin, whose career has spanned movies, comedy, television and music, received the IBMA’s entertainer of the year accolade in 2011.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Hamilton received many awards and accolades, including being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, in 2016 by President Barack Obama.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
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