1
as in finds
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
we couldn't descry the reasons for his sudden departure
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2
as in notices
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes
could just descry the ship coming over the horizon
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Scroll for more fashion finds for as little as $6.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026 -
Rendered with a deep blue backdrop and whorls of soft spring colors, La femme finds Lopez staring peaceably into the middle distance, holding a bouquet of flowers.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
21 Apr. 2026
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So Mom clears them out, taking them to a nearby nature preserve and natural-history museum, where the sharp-eyed Sasha notices the teen-age Jeremy stealing a souvenir keychain from a rotating rack.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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What’s coming next may simply be the part that everyone finally notices.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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The question of who owns what the system learns has been a sticking point in similar deals across the industry.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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By repeatedly exposing the policy to variations in weight and balance, the system learns how to maintain stability before deployment in the physical robot, reports Techeblog.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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Apple sees its second leadership change since Steve Jobs, with CEO Tim Cook set to be succeeded by John Ternus to lead the world’s second most valuable company.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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Practical Magic 2 sees the lives of sisters Sally Owens (Bullock) and Gillian Owens (Kidman) shaken up when a mysterious figure (Lee Pace) arrives in their quaint New England town with a new quest for them.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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But the everyday cowboy problems get intertwined with something more menacing — possibly supernatural — when Abbott discovers an ominous black void on his property.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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The clubs, the dad soon discovers, are able to hit golf balls farther than anyone ever has.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Austin eyes a new position as an in-house personal trainer, and Lindsay worries about the Chairwoman’s fit assistant, Eunice (Seoyeon Jang), stealing her Korean fitness-enthusiast boyfriend.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
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The hiring spree comes as the company shifts more aggressively toward enterprise sales and tries to regain momentum against Anthropic and Google, and as the company eyes a possible IPO within the next 12 months.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2026
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The technology locates a dysfunctional region where the electrical wave repeatedly hits.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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When the user connects their smartphone, the app presents a 3D visualization on the phone screen that points out faults, locates problems, identifies the necessary tools to fix them, and provides step-by-step repair instructions.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Mar. 2026
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Your perceptive nature spots what others miss, so trust instinct and document the change.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2026
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Outside, a kid spots the bus and shouts.—
Emmanuel Igunza,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Descries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descries. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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