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acknowledges

verb as in verbally recognize authority

verb as in admit truth or reality of something

verb as in verbally recognize receipt of something

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Example Sentences

Indeed, Jung freely acknowledged that there were alternative explanations for each of the stories he told—he just wanted his readers to note a pattern.

City Councilman Chris Cate – who helped get Measure D on the ballot this year – acknowledges it’s not entirely clear whether Measure D could be used to remove Beiser from office.

He’s quick to acknowledge that tropical peatlands are just one place where this is true.

As problems emerged, officials were slow to acknowledge the evidence.

Amazon has been working over the past several years to take a harder stance on counterfeiting, having acknowledged the practice harms consumer trust in its online store.

The game never congratulates me for my work, or even acknowledges it at all.

Much like Jamie, he acknowledges—but will not capitulate to—the circumscribed world they create.

That can be survivable if a president acknowledges failures and takes steps to correct.

She acknowledges that someone helped Seda get to Hamzat in Syria, although Leila declines to say if it was friend or a relative.

Further, the military acknowledges that it is currently sharing hotels and businesses with foreign nationals.

Receiving their various services offered to Him, He acknowledges them as covenant children.

The Monk of Malmesbury, however, acknowledges that there was 'sufficiently keen fighting, in which Gloucester was unhorsed.'

Trokelowe frankly acknowledges that his handsome liberality gained him immense respect 'even among his enemies.'

For I did not begin the attack upon Attalus and the Rhodians, but they upon me, as everybody acknowledges.

Schemes of reformation set on foot by his servants he acknowledges.

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On this page you'll find 108 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to acknowledges, such as: recognize, defend, accept, agree, endorse, and support.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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