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or acknowledgement
1
as in award
a formal recognition of an achievement or praiseworthy deed
an acknowledgment to the food committee for the delicious refreshments
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as in confession
an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself
a surprising acknowledgment that he had been faking his injury in order to scam the insurance company
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Recent Examples of acknowledgment
But despite my questioning — and my probe for some acknowledgement of Pilates’ inherent issues — West laughed me off.
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Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
And an almost incidental scene, in which the NSA’s North Korea expert (Greta Lee) watches a Battle of Gettysburg reenactment with her son on a day off, seems a sardonic acknowledgment that war for America is a blustery display with little long-range vision.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Essentially, nine out of 10 older autistic adults may be living with the condition without any acknowledgement of it or help.
—New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2025
Throughout his own book acknowledgments, Carr cites inspiring action legend like Tom Clancy, Nelson DeMille, AJ Quinnell and Stephen Hunter.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
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Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
And an almost incidental scene, in which the NSA’s North Korea expert (Greta Lee) watches a Battle of Gettysburg reenactment with her son on a day off, seems a sardonic acknowledgment that war for America is a blustery display with little long-range vision.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Essentially, nine out of 10 older autistic adults may be living with the condition without any acknowledgement of it or help.
—New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2025
Throughout his own book acknowledgments, Carr cites inspiring action legend like Tom Clancy, Nelson DeMille, AJ Quinnell and Stephen Hunter.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acknowledgment
Noun
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Gaga took home Artist of the Year at the VMAs, accepting her award at the start of the show before traveling from UBS Arena on Long Island to MSG in Manhattan for her show.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Similar arrangements were made with the skeleton crew and award-winning department heads.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Past the 15-year deadline in Massachusetts, no DNA match, eyewitness testimony or even confession can give a rape victim a chance at facing an attacker in court.—
Willoughby Mariano,
ProPublica,
11 Sep. 2025
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The show also traveled to Bangkok for many locations, including the Mandarin Oriental’s Bamboo Bar, where Frank (Sam Rothwell) makes his shocking confession to Rick (Walton Goggins).—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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Years later, Robert Hegyes confirmed that there was also mention of a new sitcom pairing Juan Epstein and Arnold Horshack, though that concept never made it past the development stage either.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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There is no mention of the toll that his policies had on Ukraine or his role in the Great Purge.—
Yegor Mostovshikov,
The Dial,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Full confirmation will come as other astronomers make observations of the moon.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Charlie Kirk, a far-right agitator and political activist, was shot and killed on Wednesday according to video of the incident and confirmation by Andrew Kolvet, Kirk’s spokesman.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
10 Sep. 2025
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The mode is one of willing commendation, trading on the imperative, hortative and jussive moods, the latter two of which have long disappeared from the English tongue.—
Elaine L. Wang
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The North Carolina man has pleaded not guilty to all charged and indicated his defense will center largely on his character, citing Eagle Scout commendations and community service.—
Hannah Phillips,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The exact citation reportedly appears in a University of Victoria style guide, a document that teaches students how to format references using fictional examples.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Larry Brooks, who lives a block away from the attack, was also given four citations on the day of Broadbelt’s death for not having rabbies vaccines and unregistered dogs.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Acknowledgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acknowledgment. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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