discerns

present tense third-person singular of discern
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Recent Examples of discerns During a ChatGPT conversation, the AI discerns that the person is on the brink of doing something untoward. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discerns
Verb
  • Consider the first scene of the pilot, in which Issa notices a man on the subway masturbating in her direction and takes justice into her own hands when no one does anything to stop him.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
  • However, Walmart has also trimmed some of its tech jobs in the Bay Area this year, WARN notices the company has filed with the state EDD show.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The startup differentiates from meeting-note tools by passively capturing ambient speech throughout the day and building a personal knowledge graph.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • What differentiates these drugs is less a matter of their purpose, and more a matter of how our laws and media treat these drugs.
    P.E. Moskowitz September 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Athletic understands that another City stalwart, Brian Marwood, has reduced his role to a part-time one.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Deadline understands that Nwodim made the decision after it was thought that the cast for Season 51 was set and ready to go ahead of its October 4 return.
    Peter White, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Carlota sees Cherry hiding it, and puts it back in Laura’s room.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Designers explored the full spectrum for spring 2025, and this fall sees the check revival continue its reign.
    Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The lack of division between the stage and audience also distinguishes MindTravel from your typical concert.
    Anna Haines, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The students are delightfully distinct, as is Collette, who once again distinguishes a new intimidating matriarch from all her others.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And provided the overall customer experience meets the customer’s expectations, which includes the sales process, ease of doing business, customer support and product quality, why would a customer take a chance on leaving a company that knows them for a company that doesn’t?
    Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Only God knows what the future will be like, but yes, there is a will to live.
    Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As the hotel eyes its next half century, Skaletsky sees an even bolder approach to hospitality.
    Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • My body no longer deciphers its signals correctly.
    Alaa Alqaisi August 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025

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“Discerns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discerns. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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