ACKNOWLEDGES Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

acknowledges

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present tense third-person singular of acknowledge

as in admits

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 acknowledges However, the company also acknowledges that people want to know if a song was created with generative AI tools. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026 The City's own staff report acknowledges that its reconsideration procedures do not, on their own, authorize removing a sitting Vice Mayor. — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Elleson acknowledges the general assessment that the 9th District is a tough race for a Republican to win. — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 For Kotzmacher, the recognition acknowledges sacrifices that extend beyond the softball field. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Seminole County acknowledges that signal timing is based on traffic-volume data and can vary by time of day, so these systems should be regularly reevaluated as traffic patterns change. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 Lucas Green, chief content officer, operations, at Banijay Entertainment, another global TV distribution and production titan, acknowledges there has been a shift in audience tastes as food content on social media proliferates. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 Prue barely even acknowledges the guy riding a unicycle past her local coffee shop while playing the bagpipes from under a Darth Vader mask. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2026 The settlement acknowledges that HDQ Neutral can cause serious health problems including chemical burns and permanent eye damage. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

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The ultimate goal is to create a premium tier interceptor missile that can deal with hypersonic threats while keeping costs down, though the company admits economics are of secondary priority at this phase.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
In a separate interview with THR, Hoover admits her own read of what‘s real has shifted.

— Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of admits

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Prue follows the advice, confesses what happened to Mac, and discovers the secret her parents have been keeping from her all along.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
With the whizbang action long in the series’ rearview, this quiet road trip proves its emotional centerpiece, as Noah confesses both his true nature and his desire to be better — the conflict of his programming.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

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But copying human anatomy makes the hands heavier, and LinkerBot concedes that fingertip force is modest.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026
Shapiro eventually concedes that good-faith developers are at the Homer City campus, something that earns a broad smile from Steffee, exhausted by the politics.

— Salena Zito, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026

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