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  • adjective Notable; distinguished; honored.
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of recognize.

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  • adjective provided with a secure reputation
  • adjective generally approved or compelling recognition

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Examples

  • "But then, when we came out of power [with the election of Republican George W. Bush], we recognized -- Hillary recognized, [former White House Chief of Staff] John Podesta recognized, [and now former] President Clinton recognized  there was no organization that worked across issues to try and move the debate over the long term in a more progressive direction.

    Research 'Think Tanks' Have Back-and-Forth Relationship with Government 2010

  • The group released its debut on Rawkus but inked a deal with Duck Down partly because it appreciated the fact that the label recognized its promotional skills.

    Old RSS feed (not updated) 2010

  • The group released its debut on Rawkus but inked a deal with Duck Down partly because it appreciated the fact that the label recognized its promotional skills.

    Old RSS feed (not updated) 2010

  • The group released its debut on Rawkus but inked a deal with Duck Down partly because it appreciated the fact that the label recognized its promotional skills.

    Old RSS feed (not updated) 2010

  • Jeremy Reynolds discovered their band Hockey and, perhaps inadvertently, penned their own minor sensation-not that the label recognized it.

    Dallas Observer | Complete Issue 2010

  • The group released its debut on Rawkus but inked a deal with Duck Down partly because it appreciated the fact that the label recognized its promotional skills.

    Old RSS feed (not updated) 2010

  • Let me ask a question, the term “irreducibly complex”, is this a term recognized by the real scientific community or is this a term created by ID to try to mold reasoning to fit there destination?

    Woodward and Pitts on ID - The Panda's Thumb 2005

  • Steverino wrote: “… term “irreducibly complex”, is this a term recognized by the real scientific community …”

    Woodward and Pitts on ID - The Panda's Thumb 2005

  • While blacks were still restricted to wrestling each other in certain territories, the WWA had given an African-American a title recognized as far away as Hawaii and Japan.

    “Classy” Freddie Blassie Freddie Blassie 2003

  • "Well, at the time I wasn't aware of it, but I think there's a term recognized now called Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy."

    Cruel Deception Olsen, Gregg 1995

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