as in to admit
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
finally had to acknowledge that she'd outgrown her favorite jacket
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Recent Examples of acknowledge
Indeed, that risk is acknowledged in the document’s language.
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
Across the Global South, even pro-American policymakers reluctantly acknowledge that Trump's strategy will force them to 'de-risk' from Washington and strengthen ties with China.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Of course, Musk acknowledged in the press conference that some of his claims—$50 million for condoms sent to Hamas?
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2025
Edison has acknowledged that its equipment may have played a role in starting the Eaton fire, but the exact cause remains under investigation.
—Martina Ibáñez-Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
Across the Global South, even pro-American policymakers reluctantly acknowledge that Trump's strategy will force them to 'de-risk' from Washington and strengthen ties with China.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Of course, Musk acknowledged in the press conference that some of his claims—$50 million for condoms sent to Hamas?
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2025
Edison has acknowledged that its equipment may have played a role in starting the Eaton fire, but the exact cause remains under investigation.
—Martina Ibáñez-Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acknowledge
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The Trump administration admitted that lowering the cost of everyday goods would take longer than initially promised, but the president blamed Biden's policies' lingering impact.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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Holloway also admitted to making and distributing indecent images of children, while Wilson also admitted rape, assault by penetration and making indecent photographs of children.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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The suspect, Fahad Noori, who is originally from Afghanistan, purportedly confessed to investigators that the act was deliberate.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Ashraf Tawfik, 60, showed up at headquarters at 12:14 p.m. Friday and confessed, East Brunswick police said in a statement.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2025
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The move inevitably would be divisive, as Shapiro conceded, and would likely be cast as political.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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In four of the five matches the team has played this season, goalkeeper Hugo Lloris hasn’t conceded a goal.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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And the parties hoping to form Germany’s next government agreed to overhaul borrowing rules to inject more money into the military, although this must still be approved by parliament.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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Unique then agrees, only if Early does some reconnaissance for him.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Acknowledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acknowledge. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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