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
They were formally notified of this violation and, in April 2022, signed a waiver acknowledging their breach and committing to refrain from any further use of Palace Elite branding or commentary about the company.
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Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
For much of the film, Maddox, who is played by Jonathan Majors, does not seem capable of acknowledging his capacity for violence.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2025
During her testimony in 2019, Wendi acknowledged that Charlie gifted her a television and joked that buying a TV was cheaper than hiring a hitman, according to the Tallahassee Democrat.
—Emily Krauser, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
This shift demands continuous awareness, proactive action, and the humility to acknowledge that none of us can navigate the challenges of aging alone, regardless of our financial resources.
—Joseph Coughlin, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Estrangement is far more common than most admit—and often cloaked in shame or silence.—
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And ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix, Verstappen admitted that his liking of the post was no accident.—
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Brian Tyree Henry confessed to breaking his own cardinal rule of not returning to television in order to star in Apple TV+’s crime drama Dope Thief.—
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Ninety percent of British women and nonbinary people polled in 2020 confessed to sometimes using filters before posting selfies, and 85 percent to using external editing software such as FaceTune to tweak pictures of themselves.—
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His interrogator conceded that the police must have gotten the wrong guy and released him within weeks.—
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Deputy Latah County Prosecutor Ashley Jennings also flat out denied Taylor's accusations that prosecutors were slow-walking discovery and said everything the defense has asked for has been provided, a point that Taylor conceded in front of the judge.—
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And Richard agreed to plead Lucas’ case to Catherine, lest the resident have to repeat his first year.—
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In an exciting Instagram post on Wednesday (April 9), the West Coast icon and league owner revealed that the eight-time NBA All-Star has agreed to join the BIG3 league for one final season as a professional basketball player.—
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“Acknowledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acknowledge. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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