descries

verb

present tense third-person singular of descry
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for descries
  1. finds
  2. notices
  3. learns
  4. sees
  5. discovers
  6. eyes
  7. locates
  8. spots
Verb
  • The show finds ways to expose the worst in its characters, their pettiest, most vengeful, greediest parts.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Also screening is Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur, another feature from Cannes, following a successful company director called Gleb, who finds himself under siege from mounting corporate pressures and an increasingly unstable world.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of finds
Verb
  • An environmental services employee notices a hazardous process but doesn't know who has the authority to fix it.
    — Paula Ferrada, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Now three seasons in, De Oliveira notices just how much of Cruz she’s taken in.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of notices
Verb
  • Hardware learns signal speeds The approach could be useful in systems that need to process changing data locally, including autonomous vehicles, robots and wearable devices.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2026
  • These elements are integral to Witch Hat Atelier, as author Kamome Shirahama explains her intent on crafting a purposeful world; one where a reader learns to recognize the signs of danger inside and outside of a fictional tale.
    — Kalai Chik, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of learns
Verb
  • Questions remain about exactly how transits through the strait will be managed and whether Washington and its allies will agree to any new arrangement that sees Hormuz jointly controlled by Iran and Oman.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Mekai, when Kanan goes to Raq’s house and sees her body on the floor, what was that like for you?
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of sees
Verb
  • Directed by Bai Xue, the crowd-pleasing drama, released in China last month, stars Yeoh as a septuagenarian who discovers a late-life gift for speedcubing, or competitive puzzle-solving.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Ackles’ soap opera past was referenced in an episode of his show Supernatural, where his character enters a parallel universe and discovers himself to be former daytime soap star Jensen Ackles.
    — Dylan Kickham, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of discovers
Verb
  • In another, a marmot eyes the game camera, getting closer and closer to the lens.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Cyprus is also a nexus point for heightened tensions between Turkey and Israel, which eyes Turkish military installations on Cyprus with suspicion.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of eyes
Verb
  • Anyone who locates turtles has been asked to bring them to the Cranford Fire Department, according to CBS New York.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Tamas locates its tragedy not only in violence and displacement but also in the speed with which neighbors become enemies while those who engineer communal hatred remain insulated from the suffering that follows.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Definition of locates
Verb
  • And since Jace’s death, she’s treated Baela as nothing more than a defective surveillance drone — a worthless piece of tech that never spots Vhagar.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Korean lunar orbiter spots Falcon 9 crash site The collision was expected to create a crater about 60 feet wide and 12 feet deep and throw a plume of dust and rock outward into the air.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of spots
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