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as in handing
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
serious gastronomes should recommend their stomachs to the restaurant's chef, giving full rein to his culinary prowess and imagination
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as in suggesting
to put forward (something) as one's choice for a wise or proper course of action
I would recommend you look into that option a little more closely because I don't think it will work nearly as well as you think
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Recent Examples of recommending
With tens of thousands of domain names in these categories, reliably recommending the most relevant names is impossible, even with a huge base of root keywords.
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Darpan Munjal, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The three board members in attendance at last week's meeting all voted against recommending clemency.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
Connecticut Voices is recommending that Lamont and legislators revised the volatility adjustment threshold to reflect either a five- or 10-year average of the key tax receipts.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024
Stewart led the board in studying and recommending films across a variety of genres and eras to be considered for the registry.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
The Project 2025 plan prepared by the Heritage Foundation and a coalition of conservative groups, is recommending changes to Medicaid including a limit on federal spending.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
The Delegate Assembly will consider recommending the deal Thursday for a union-wide ratification vote.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
Microsoft introduced a similar experience for GitHub Copilot last year that can recognize and explain code, alongside recommending changes and fixing bugs.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
In October, Microsoft told investors that the National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank, intended to submit a shareholder proposal recommending that the software company’s board look at diversifying its balance sheet with bitcoin.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Darpan Munjal, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The three board members in attendance at last week's meeting all voted against recommending clemency.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
Connecticut Voices is recommending that Lamont and legislators revised the volatility adjustment threshold to reflect either a five- or 10-year average of the key tax receipts.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024
Stewart led the board in studying and recommending films across a variety of genres and eras to be considered for the registry.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
The Project 2025 plan prepared by the Heritage Foundation and a coalition of conservative groups, is recommending changes to Medicaid including a limit on federal spending.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
The Delegate Assembly will consider recommending the deal Thursday for a union-wide ratification vote.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
Microsoft introduced a similar experience for GitHub Copilot last year that can recognize and explain code, alongside recommending changes and fixing bugs.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
In October, Microsoft told investors that the National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank, intended to submit a shareholder proposal recommending that the software company’s board look at diversifying its balance sheet with bitcoin.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recommending
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After his retirement in 2007, Mike led that group for many years before stepping down last year and handing it over to Patty Lanoue Stearns.Tim Kiska, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
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Roosevelt had a 45-32 halftime lead before handing Redondo Union (9-1) its first defeat.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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Jake followed those rumors with a post suggesting he’d been approached with the concept.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Gardiner is expected to be faithful to the novels and has spoken in the past about her dislike of sanitizing horror, suggesting that darker themes in Potter could be embraced.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
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The 78-year-old Democrat served two terms as president before leaving the White House in 2001.Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
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As firefighters battled the blaze, AES Indiana had to deactivate power to the area, leaving approximately 170 customers without power for a few hours.Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
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Almost no one is giving him a chance to win.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Netflix is planning on giving plenty of gifts to its viewers on Christmas Day – as long as everything goes to plan.Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
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Assad's departure also led analysts and government officials to claim that Russia may be transferring some of its military assets from Syria's Tartus naval base and Hmeimim air base to Libya.Hugh Cameron, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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The particles are too small, however, to reflect the sun's heat-energy-transferring infrared light.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
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However, one of the barriers to small business growth can be the reluctance to, or fear of, delegating tasks and roles to other people.Fiona Simpson, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The doctrine, broadly speaking, bars Congress from delegating that power to the executive branch — which, these days, means to federal agencies.Alison Frankel, Reuters, 25 Nov. 2024
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Take accountability, and show your commitment to delivering top-quality work.Sho Dewan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Each card has its strength with the Amex Gold’s perks focused on dining and groceries and the Amex Platinum delivering more premium travel benefits.Ryley Amond, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Recommending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recommending. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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