Miss
Miss verb - To fail to attend.
Recognize
Recognize verb - To have a clear idea of.
Usage example: finally recognized that we were hopelessly lost
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- They don't recognize him and many of them actually miss the child Link that left.
Source: Stranger in a Familiar Land - Fans of a given work have a unique ability to recognize all the failings of a rival franchise, and yet completely miss that their favorite franchise is guilty of many of the same shortcomings.
Source: Hypocritical Fandom - Anyone who has seen Little Miss Sunshine will recognize some of their music upon hearing it, and recently, their songs were used in the Brazilian telenovela Meu Pedacinho de Chão.
Source: Music / Devotchka
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