Definition of "recognized" []

• Notable; distinguished; honored. (adjective)
• Simple past tense and past participle of recognize. (verb)

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• ""But then, when we came out of power [with the election of Republican George W. Bush], we recognized -- Hillary recognized, [former White House Chief of Staff] John Podesta recognized, [and now former] President Clinton recognized  there was no organization that worked across issues to try and move the debate over the long term in a more progressive direction."
• "The group released its debut on Rawkus but inked a deal with Duck Down partly because it appreciated the fact that the label recognized its promotional skills."
• "Jeremy Reynolds discovered their band Hockey and, perhaps inadvertently, penned their own minor sensation-not that the label recognized it."