1
as in realizing
to come to an awareness of
I was startled to discover that my keys were missing
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2
as in finding
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
we hope to discover the real reason for his odd behavior
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3
as in disclosing
to make known (as information previously kept secret)
discovered to his friend how people whom he had trusted had betrayed him
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Recent Examples of discovering
Rubin, who died in 2016, was an American astronomer known for discovering dark matter.
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Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
Since 1980, inspection laws and methods of inspection have gotten more stringent, resulting in building owners and the city’s Department of Buildings discovering more facade issues.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 14 Mar. 2025
Sacramento County health inspectors shut down a local pho restaurant after discovering hundreds of fruit flies and dirty floors.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
Inspectors gave the Chinese restaurant a red placard after discovering there was no hot water in sinks in the facility.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
As scientists are discovering, black holes are even stranger than science fiction.
—Sidney Stevens, Treehugger, 14 Mar. 2025
After discovering Ben's corpse, Misty gives her crush a kiss.
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Warner Bros appreciates the Bong-head enthusiasm for Mickey but worries that the older art film crowd tends to be slow in discovering hot new products — especially satires about capitalistic over-reach.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
Because other people were around the beach early on March 6, without discovering a body authorities must allow for the possibility Konanki may have encountered one or more of them.
—John Miller, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
Since 1980, inspection laws and methods of inspection have gotten more stringent, resulting in building owners and the city’s Department of Buildings discovering more facade issues.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 14 Mar. 2025
Sacramento County health inspectors shut down a local pho restaurant after discovering hundreds of fruit flies and dirty floors.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
Inspectors gave the Chinese restaurant a red placard after discovering there was no hot water in sinks in the facility.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
As scientists are discovering, black holes are even stranger than science fiction.
—Sidney Stevens, Treehugger, 14 Mar. 2025
After discovering Ben's corpse, Misty gives her crush a kiss.
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Warner Bros appreciates the Bong-head enthusiasm for Mickey but worries that the older art film crowd tends to be slow in discovering hot new products — especially satires about capitalistic over-reach.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
Because other people were around the beach early on March 6, without discovering a body authorities must allow for the possibility Konanki may have encountered one or more of them.
—John Miller, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discovering
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Young people also are realizing that clicking on other people's exaggerated lifestyles doesn't lead to a positive frame of mind.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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No, the real jolt came from realizing the true breadth of Jacinto’s range.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Dec. 2024
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Major fund managers, like BlackRock, became actively engaged in the debate, influencing companies to start disclosing information and actions relating to an array of sustainability issues.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Requirements such as disclosing documents, making court appearances and being subject to questioning can make heavy demands on participants’ time and attention.—
Jennifer Safstrom,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2025
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The machine learning aspect of this latest breakthrough focused primarily on detecting the presence of ink, not deciphering the characters or text.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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To this end, the team used machine learning to identify potential candidates by digitizing molecular properties and utilizing extensive organic chemistry, electrochemistry, and materials engineering datasets.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Feb. 2025
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The owner needs help locating this suspect to pursue criminal and legal action.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Doug Vine, director of energy analysis at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, says there is innovation around everything from locating smaller, next-generation nuclear power plants by data centers to improving the electricity transmission capability of existing lines.—
Riley Robinson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
20 Mar. 2025
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Those are akin to having put together examples of people playing a sport, some examples containing no mistakes, and other examples revealing discernable mistakes.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Even worse, attackers can exploit large language model (LLM) vulnerabilities through methods like prompt injection, tricking systems into revealing confidential information.—
Rich Vibert,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Saint Alphonsus is still seeing some sporadic RSV cases and typical COVID cases for this time of year, Kitamura said.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Jan. 2025
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The games have been about playing spoiler in the NFC playoff picture and seeing what on this 2024 roster is transferrable to the future.—
Saad Yousuf,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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This approach does what trial-and-error cannot by uncovering the root causes of obesity.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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Driven by his instincts, Fok begins to dig deeper into the case, uncovering a labyrinthine conspiracy that threads through Hong Kong’s criminal underworld and its upper echelons of power.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2024
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Unfortunately, many in the United States may even question whether CENTCOM is telling the truth.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Before the memoir was published, Sheila was talking with her editor, Douglas Gibson, who was Alice’s Canadian editor and publisher, and surprised herself by telling him about Andrea and Gerry.—
Rachel Aviv,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Discovering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discovering. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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