ASCERTAINING Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

ascertaining

verb

present participle of ascertain

as in realizing

to come to an awareness of was immediately able to ascertain that the girl was uncomfortable talking about her life at home

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as in finding

to come upon after searching, study, or effort ascertained that their old colonial-era house had once functioned as a tavern

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Recent Examples of ascertaining As the financial leader of a growing organization, balancing growth, cost pressure and financial stewardship while ascertaining employee enrichment led me to explore healthcare benefits from a strategic perspective. — Kumar Rupesh, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Grocery store errands become more efficient, and visits to coffee shops, restaurants, and bars require ascertaining where the nearest bomb shelter lies. — Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026 This is the validation process and is tremendously crucial for ascertaining whether the RFT has made a positive significant difference in the AI model’s domain specificity. — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024

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Verb

What changed her was realizing that natural ability wasn’t enough, leaving Hollywood for New York and studying with Lee Strasberg.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
Capital One is getting closer to realizing the benefits of its transformative acquisition.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of realizing

Verb

Drone technology and artificial intelligence are rapidly reshaping modern warfare, but the world's biggest defense contractors are finding that demand for tanks, fighter jets and other traditional military equipment remains strong.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
How Image Processing Reveals the Solar Corona Capturing the corona’s delicate structures means finding a way to show its brightest and faintest features in the same image.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of finding

Verb

For Guitarricadelafuente, this means that many people are discovering him for the first time, through something entirely different from his music.

— Franchesca Guim, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2026
For homeowners, that means shopping around, comparing coverage, discovering discounts and making improvements to help roofs withstand hail and severe weather.

— Derek James, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of discovering

Verb

Regardless, there’s a fascinating swing from FOMO (fear of missing out) to JOMO (joy of missing out), and today’s women are learning that alone time is important for personal growth.

— Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 5 Nov. 2026
Reflecting on the workshop’s impact, one participant said the SkyWater tour was excellent, the instructors were great, and the teachers enjoyed learning from like-minded educators.

— Debra Gulick, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of learning

Verb

If this sort of shotgun approach to local targeting is a relatively unfamiliar phenomenon in political circles, football fans have long grown used to seeing ads for things that are essentially irrelevant to their own interests.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026
In fact, resilient optimism begins with seeing the problem clearly.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of seeing

Verb

These systems are optimized for combat-ready maritime patrol in detecting, locating and tracking surface and undersea targets.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Only a fraction meet the conditions necessary for exploitation, but given the ease and speed of testing each one, locating vulnerable devices won’t require much effort or time.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of locating

Verb

Yes, the Gamecocks are certainly playing with a much bigger chip on their shoulder after hearing the naysayers rightfully create enough noise across the country to be heard in Columbia.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 Oct. 2026
In her first sketch, Navarrette and Hernandez played the ghost of a couple of 1930s kids on the Queen Mary who keep distracting a tourist from hearing where another ghost’s treasure is hidden.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of hearing

Verb

The bigger shift will arguably come from AI, determining the future winners and losers.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Several races in the region are expected to play a key role in determining whether the House and Senate swing from the GOP to the Democrats.

— Daily News Staff, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026

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