recognize
verb (used with object)
to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc..
recognizably
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a word derived from
recognize.
Example Sentences
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They can take a generous smear of sauce, withstand several hours of compression and still emerge recognizably bread-shaped.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
But not before establishing his recognizably earthbound virtuosity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Over the centuries, gravy shed its sweeter, almond-thickened medieval robes and settled into something recognizably savory, though still wonderfully elastic.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2025
This leads us to two types of counterexamples: Can more-progressive beliefs about sex and gender be recognizably religious?
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2025
I was still recognizably kin to the boy I had been.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
