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as in commendation
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 admission
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
For interpersonal issues, start with an acknowledgement of how much effort goes into home upkeep.
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Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Despite these differences, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is resorting to a familiar playbook for repressing protests, blending a passing acknowledgement of his system’s shortcomings with maximum deflection and defiance.
—Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
The Cuban government’s statement is a rare public acknowledgment of the island’s direct support of Maduro with security and intelligence personnel.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
The acknowledgement and acceptance from all parties that mistakes were made is helpful, a sort of reconciliation, and while Johnson’s signing is a strong start to January that will go some way to rectifying some of Palace’s problems, it must be swiftly followed with more arrivals.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
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His personnel file includes 45 commendation letters.—
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She was honored with numerous commendations, including the Chief of Department Award for her professionalism and outstanding service.—
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Her admission also comes months after her close friend, Hailey Bieber, talked about her beauty treatments on the podcast.—
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On Thursday, while making a surprise visit to a hospital in London, Middleton made a rare admission about her treatment.—
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And according to most sportsbooks, as of Wednesday evening, McMillan is the runaway favorite to win the end-of-year award.—
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That makes the very idea of awards in literature filled with landmines.—
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If music is confession, then acting is reconciliation for Ariana Grande.—
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In the past, other states have attempted to break the seal of confession.—
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At the 2022 Winter Games, Masters stole the show with one of the most impressive performances for any Paralympian or Olympian in history, winning seven medals across that year’s cross-country skiing and biathlon events.—
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The brothers were instrumental for the state title football team, and now hope to bring home state wrestling medals.—
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The push-pull long has been there with Erik Spoelstra, that delicate balance between development and the unceasing insistence on the Miami Heat to live in the competitive moment.—
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There’s credibility to Ellison’s insistence that a Paramount deal is less murky, though such a merger would combine two of the five largest movie studios, not to mention competition considerations involving their news divisions.—
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Perhaps roughing out an Our Town column--perhaps including mention of TC, that is to say Traveling Companion aka Carol--or perhaps agonizing over Carol's accounts and her deplorable willingness to sell on credit to bibliomaniacs like myself.—
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Cooper has occasionally spoken about his time in Alaska throughout the series, including mention of his temperamental T-45d power armor, a flawed early design that preceded the T-60 (worn by Max’s West Coast Brotherhood in the Fallout show) and the T-51b (yet to be seen in live action).—
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“Acknowledgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acknowledgment. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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