Passed
Recognized and passed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Recognized" instead an adjective "Passed".
Recognized
Recognized adjective - Having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge.
Passed and recognized are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Passed" instead an adjective "Recognized".
Both words in one sentence
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Of the thousand people who passed him by, only seven adults sufficiently recognized that they were listening to something special and stopped to listen to him play (and only one recognized him).
Source: Invisible to Adults - Ironic Echo: During Twilight's flashback to defeating Starlight Glimmer, the Original sarcastically says "Very good, you passed your eye exam" when Twilight recognized the villian's filly self.
Source: Fanfic / Aftermath Of The Games -
Entertainingly Wrong: Todoroki, having recognized the similarity between Midoriya's powers and All-Might's, but not knowing about the fact that All-Might's power can be deliberately passed down, asks Midoriya if he's All-Might's illegitimate child.
Source: Manga / My Hero Academia
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