- present tense form of recognize (3rd person singular).
recognizes
Example Sentences
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DuVernay recognizes a similar coexistence in the artist herself: “She has both curiosity and fire in her eyes and smile.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
To ensure the treatment reached prostate cancer cells, the team attached a targeting molecule that recognizes PSMA, a protein found on the surface of prostate tumor cells.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
“By automatically applying penalty relief, the IRS recognizes that taxpayers who historically pay on time should not have to make a formal request for relief that is routinely granted,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
The majority no longer treats cloud providers primarily as recipients of information and instead recognizes how they increasingly resemble custodians of a person’s digital papers and effects.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
She recognizes the unmistakable signs of a flashback: a woman at a window, a woman with a past, with memory and desire and wreckage in her heart.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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