1
as in to find
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 to notice
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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Clarendon Hills found itself in the elimination bracket by virtue of a 16-1 loss Wednesday to the Mountain Region and Nevada State champion from Las Vegas, which improved to 2-0 Saturday with a 5-3 win over the Northwest Region champs from Washington.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
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Du Plessis – who was making the third defense of his belt – had no answer to Chimaev’s grappling and found himself on the mat within the opening minute of the fight.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
17 Aug. 2025
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Radhi, an Ayurvedic enthusiast, noticed Jay’s sweet tooth was something deeper than an occasional craving.—
Omaid Homayun,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Other investigators will focus on the crime itself — preserving the crime scene, collecting evidence, and talking to associates who may have noticed something unusual.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Jacob Riis tenants learned from this cautionary tale, voting overwhelmingly against privatization.—
Stacy Torres,
New York Daily News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Emil Michael, the under secretary of Defense for research and engineering, said Russia’s more than three-year invasion of Ukraine has shown the new trajectory of warfare, one that the U.S. and the rest of the world is learning from.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
16 Aug. 2025
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Try to test the performance of your AI tool against a manual task to see the difference in time spent, performance and quality of output.—
Zoe Lu,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Wagner never expected that the restaurant would see this amount of water damage.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The tribes were forcibly moved onto reservations by the U.S. government in the 19th century when silver and gold were discovered in the mountains north and south of Boise.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Aug. 2025
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First discovered: 8:07 a.m. Aug. 19 Initial location: Orange County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Lambert A new wildfire was reported today at 8:07 a.m. in Orange County, California.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Rabbits with growths that resemble horns or tentacles have been spotted around Colorado, drawing comparisons to zombies and Frankenstein's monster.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Renowned for their approachable nature, these whales are often spotted on coastal whale-watching excursions.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
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This nursery is located in Fulton, near Santa Rosa.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
16 Aug. 2025
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This involves searching for, locating, identifying and returning the remains of missing service members to their families.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
16 Aug. 2025
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Domestic intelligence has consistently flagged violent militia members and racially motivated extremists eyeing armories as soft targets.—
Dell Cameron,
Wired News,
7 Aug. 2025
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That ancient proverb captures the mindset of a new wave of American investors eyeing the Middle East not as a geopolitical question mark, but as a global growth engine.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Descry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descry. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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