- present participle of recognize.
recognizing
Example Sentences
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Part of getting older is recognizing what tier of friend you are to others and what role you play in their social landscape.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
More than a decade ago, he was among the Chinese AI experts already at the forefront of using computers for humanlike tasks such as understanding language and recognizing faces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
"They have evolved with us to understand our expressions and cooperate with us, and recognizing that can change how we communicate with and care for them."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Up until a few years ago, when people started recognizing her for playing poker-faced attorney Kim Wexler on “Better Call Saul,” Seehorn would be standing in a store and customers figured she worked there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Otto and Sheed, recognizing what was about to happen, jammed their fingers in their ears and braced themselves.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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