discoveries

noun

plural of discovery
1
as in findings
the act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time the discovery of a new species of starfish

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2
as in finds
something discovered his many zoological discoveries include several species of birds

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Recent Examples of discoveries This column highlights some of Rick’s favorite places and travel insights over a lifetime of exploring Europe and sharing his discoveries. — Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026 New data published in The BMJ from a recent six-year research period provided some harrowing discoveries. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is NASA's next great observatory poised to lead humanity's next generation of astronomical discoveries. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026 One of the most surprising discoveries was that the forests did not enter the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum in decline. — Regan E. Dunn, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026 Drones or fragments of them were found on Romanian territory 27 times so far this year, the ministry said, a significant increase compared with the 16 such discoveries in all of 2025. — David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026 Passing the test One of the nicer discoveries in seismology has been the realization that the same fiber-optic cables that rush cat pics to your LAN can act as seismometers. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026 Her effort enabled countless discoveries in the near-Earth space environment that has become increasingly important for human activities in space. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Many of this season’s new discoveries, including guest stars Brittany Allen and Jeff Kober, made a strong impression as hospital patients. — Matt Minton, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discoveries
  1. findings
  2. finds
  3. explorations
  4. inventions
Noun
  • Together, these findings pointed to uneven conditions beneath the road.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • What Applicants Should Do Now Companies weighing a charter can work backward from what the two letters found, and three of the OCC’s findings are worth addressing before filing.
    — AJ Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of findings
Noun
  • Content creators use platforms like ShopMy, LTK, TikTok Shop, and Amazon to create links for their favorite finds.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Incorporating antique finds, greenery, and utilizing your home’s quirky features, like alcoves and nooks, are just a few of the ways your home is set apart from the rest on the block.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of finds
Noun
  • Dow Gardens—a 110-acre botanical garden with walking paths and guided nature explorations—is here.
    — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The hotel is five miles from the Great Basin National Park entrance, and within 60 miles of Ely—an easy distance for daytime explorations through town.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of explorations
Noun
  • Sure, high-minded series about radical inventions and space exploration fit the brand of a sleek, cool, tech company shilling prestige TV.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2026
  • So many inventions and technology — the IV, the life-saving work, not getting lost in your car, research in biotechnology and water.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
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“Discoveries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discoveries. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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