acknowledge
verb (used with object)
to admit to be real or true; recognize the existence, truth, or fact of.
has been acknowledging
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present perfect progressiveof acknowledge (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“The Griffin Poetry Prize has been acknowledging and encouraging poets for 22 years,” Atwood, a founding Griffin trustee, said in a statement.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
He has been acknowledging the fans during his practice rounds.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2010
Mrs Rowland, alarmed and shaken by her misery, has been acknowledging the whole series of falsehoods by which she persuaded, convinced her brother that you did not love him—that you were, in fact, attached elsewhere.
From Deerbrook by Harriet Martineau
