Known
Known adjective - Apprehended with certainty.
Recognizing and known are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Recognizing" instead an adjective "Known".
Recognizing
Known and recognizing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Known" instead an adjective "Recognizing".
Both words in one sentence
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As he was an outsider and the barkeep was well known, he was scared that the town would unfairly convict him of murder instead of recognizing it as self-defense.
Source: Film / The Sons Of Katie Elder -
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Jane makes harassing phone calls of her own to Stanley to unnerve him, but since she's a well known news anchor, he quickly learns her identity by recognizing her voice and starts targeting her sister.
Source: Film / Eyes of a Stranger - When Vimes gets sent to the past in Night Watch, he immediately hires Nobby as an informant when they cross paths, recognizing the utility of small cheeky street urchins (what with having known Nobby for most of their mutual lives).
Source: The Artful Dodger
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