- past participle of acknowledge.
- past tense form of acknowledge.
acknowledged
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of acknowledged
First recorded in 1760–70; acknowledge + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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The staff acknowledged that patients who received and benefited from RP1 lived a median of 30.6 months without cancer progressing, versus 4.4 months on their prior immunotherapy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Farell also acknowledged Burke’s relationship with the teenager was no secret.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Spotify has also acknowledged the problem, revealing last September that it had removed more than 75 million "spammy tracks" over the previous 12 months.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
He acknowledged that the program “plays an invaluable role in the lives of many disabled New Yorkers” but agreed with the Justice Department that “it has also fallen prey to widespread waste, abuse and fraud.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
When Gustavus Swift died suddenly in 1903, acknowledged by the Tribune as having “revolutionized the industry,” his son Louis filled his shoes without missing a beat.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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