Buy
Recognize
Recognize verb - To have a clear idea of.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Kids aren't likely to buy DLC, and slightly older kids who might buy some of it probably wouldn't spend their money on something extra if they don't recognize it.
Source: Misaimed Marketing -
Parodied in Cattivik when Superpip (a spoof of Super Man) dons himself in one to buy some porn in disguise, claiming that no one will recognize him.
Source: Conspicuous Trenchcoat -
Wherever he goes, people recognize him and buy him drinks.
Source: Living Legend
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Recognize and Buy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/buy/recognize
Buy & Recognize. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/buy/recognize>.
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