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Recent Examples of Synonyms for descry
Verb
  • The equity research firm conducted a sample on 50 products and found Amazon prices had risen 4.2% higher on April 25.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • Legal cases involving Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, both charged with manslaughter, ended with Baldwin’s case being dismissed and Gutierrez-Reed found guilty.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • After his College Hill debut, his skin cleared up and people noticed.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Turn Overcoming Fear Into A Daily Game Make it into a game to notice your vulnerabilities and find your courage.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The measure would provide funding for implementation and allow exceptions for students with learning challenges or translation needs.
    Sarah Taddeo, USA Today, 1 May 2025
  • This natural sanctuary is a space of learning, one that reveals itself in pieces.
    Avery Schuyler Nunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Healthcare, industrials, and technology sectors also saw better earnings growth rates last week.
    Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • From New York to Hollywood and everywhere in between, see what your favorite stars are up to Comments Stars have been everywhere this week.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Universities reported some students being forced to leave the United States immediately, in many cases after discovering their visas were canceled in the federal Student Exchange and Visitor Information System (SEVIS) or via an unexpected text or email.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 4 May 2025
  • The Winner Costco Bakery Editors who participated in our taste test were surprised to discover how much grocery store bakery cakes truly varied—some had light and airy icing where others had rich buttercream, for example.
    Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 3 May 2025
Verb
  • Taylor Mosley and her husband were in the car getting gas when their son, Easton, spotted a fire truck beside them.
    Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 3 May 2025
  • In 2013, during the conclave in which Pope Francis was elected, the first black smoke signal was spotted at about 7:41 p.m. local time, America Magazine reported.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Verb
  • Hitting the Locate button will bring up a map showing you exactly where your child (or their phone, at least) is located.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The Combat Sent can locate and identify military radar signals, while the Rivet Joint detects, identifies and geolocates signals throughout the electromagnetic spectrum.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But companies have long eyed the ocean floor as a potential source of metals like nickel, cobalt, manganese and copper, which are used in batteries for electric vehicles and other technologies.
    Julia Simon, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Promoters had eyed the Sacramento market for about a decade.
    Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Descry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descry. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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