descries

present tense third-person singular of descry

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Verb
  • As if the stunning animation and rich worldbuilding weren’t enough, Arcane also has high-stakes lesbian tension — over the course of the show’s two seasons, Vi finds unexpected romance with Piltover enforcer Caitlyn (Katie Leung).
    Abby Monteil, Them., 15 Oct. 2025
  • But this September 1995 set, captured live shortly after the release of D’Angelo’s debut, finds him in full flight as a 21-year-old, with his paramour at the time, the late Angie Stone, delivering stellar backing vocals.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Messages posing as highway-toll, postal-fee or delivery notices direct recipients to fake payment sites.
    Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • According to Wolff, not everyone who stops by for coffee notices them or chooses to engage, but many do.
    Diana Hubbell, Saveur, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With Will by her side, Lyra learns to reciprocate acts of care and open herself to experiencing love, desire and pleasure.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Smart Schedule learns your preferred temperatures, responds to your preferences over time, and can provide suggestions—rather than automatic updates—based on your usage patterns.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Cifuentes sees a bright future for the club, with academy graduates Jeremy Monga, Louis Page, Jake Evans and Silko Thomas giving him options in the face of restrictions on recruitment.
    Rob Tanner, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • For some limited cases, Akamai sees a competitive advantage in building in-house AI tools.
    John Kell, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Hollywood legend Cary Grant goes full-on slapstick as a man who discovers his sweet elderly aunts are actually serial killers.
    Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Lizard Music centers on a boy who discovers a secret late-night broadcast of music-playing lizards.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • If the Phillies end up losing Schwarber to free agency, bringing in an All-Star like Tucker long term would be a great addition as the team eyes a return to the playoffs next season.
    Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Pozzo also eyes a reprise of collaborations, which over the years have seen Wolford partnering with brands such as Thierry Mugler, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld, Vivienne Westwood, Missoni, Valentino, Giorgio Armani, Adidas, GCDS and Sergio Rossi, to cite a few.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Safdie perceptively locates the protagonist’s troubling inner contradictions—the atavistic fury that drives him to compete and the intense self-control that competition demands—but dramatizes such outer crises as opioid addiction and conflict with his girlfriend (Emily Blunt) only schematically.
    Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
  • When Jem locates his brother, Ray has been living off the grid for 20 years, having fled the family nest.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Take the quiz here … SECONDHAND SECRETS – Bargain hunter spots potential medieval treasures at thrift shop for $30.
    , FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • On his daily jog, Donald spots Lee heading to his car, stopping to scratch his back on the flagstone façade of Donald’s mistress’s house, right on schedule.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Descries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descries. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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