1
as in realizing
to come to an awareness of
I was startled to discover that my keys were missing
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2
as in finding
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
we hope to discover the real reason for his odd behavior
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3
as in disclosing
to make known (as information previously kept secret)
discovered to his friend how people whom he had trusted had betrayed him
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Recent Examples of discovering
Inspectors cited the Sacramento pizzeria after discovering missing paper towels at the handwashing station near the walk-in cooler.
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Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
This poor robot is discovering free will and decision paralysis.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Passepartout is also a wink at a long-running Italian television series in the early 2000s hosted by art historian Philippe Daverio, which made discovering and decrypting art very entertaining.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Catalogs see a higher lifetime value (LTV) across the board thanks to new audiences discovering and personalizing this content.
—Sara Smith, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Morgan shot and killed Lenny Scott, who was a jailhouse guard while Morgan was previously behind bars and had exposed the affair Morgan was having with a female guard after discovering a secret cellphone in his cell during a search, according to prosecutors with the CPS.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The write-up led to more fans of outsider music discovering them.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
The American public was purposefully shielded from discovering who wielded the executive power, all while Biden's signature was deployed across thousands of documents to effect radical policy shifts.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Sweden’s coast guard is now in the business of hunting UFOs at sea, only to end up discovering things that are far from extraterrestrial.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
This poor robot is discovering free will and decision paralysis.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Passepartout is also a wink at a long-running Italian television series in the early 2000s hosted by art historian Philippe Daverio, which made discovering and decrypting art very entertaining.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Catalogs see a higher lifetime value (LTV) across the board thanks to new audiences discovering and personalizing this content.
—Sara Smith, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Morgan shot and killed Lenny Scott, who was a jailhouse guard while Morgan was previously behind bars and had exposed the affair Morgan was having with a female guard after discovering a secret cellphone in his cell during a search, according to prosecutors with the CPS.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The write-up led to more fans of outsider music discovering them.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
The American public was purposefully shielded from discovering who wielded the executive power, all while Biden's signature was deployed across thousands of documents to effect radical policy shifts.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Sweden’s coast guard is now in the business of hunting UFOs at sea, only to end up discovering things that are far from extraterrestrial.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discovering
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Accidents happen outside, and someone else realizing you’re overdue can actually save your life.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Outside,
2 Sep. 2025
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Sitting poolside or by the beach and realizing that presence, not productivity, was the point.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Sep. 2025
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Charlotte’s second consecutive 11-play drive halted in the red zone after Harrell led the 49ers down the field with repetitive strikes through the air, finding his favorite target, Javen Nicholas, to set Charlotte up in scoring position.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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Assuring the continuation of this gem means finding spots on future schedules to place it.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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There’s no downside to disclosing that an image or video was run through AI, of course.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Other best practices for security include diversifying large asset sums across platforms and never publicly disclosing your crypto holdings.—
Julie Goldenberg,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Her 8-year-old son Auron has been studying the diverse plants that grow there and learning to pull up invasive species.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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After teachers in his district suggested banning ChatGPT just a few years ago, School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Tony Watlington told ABC News that instead of removing AI, Philadelphia is now learning from it together.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Schweit, the retired FBI executive, said trade-offs often have to be made when balancing the amount of investigative effort put into locating hoax callers.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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Clued in by Legislation If Jensen Huang has told the Chinese that there are no backdoors or tracking and locating gear in the chips, why would officials there be wary?—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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However, due to the bad blood, Tapia de Veer didn’t directly inform White of his decision, instead revealing his intentions to the crew and in a New York Times interview that preceded the third season’s finale.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
7 Sep. 2025
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Such a discovery could trace a journey of a million light-years or more, revealing just how far galactic material can travel.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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His reaction to seeing his name on topping a list of creators who influence a billion dollar industry?—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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Corr appeared to have knowledge of the victims daily routines and would make comments about ‘seeing them soon’.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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The body of an Arizona man missing since December 2023 was found in a vehicle submerged in Lake Powell, where declining water levels are uncovering areas that have been hidden under water.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Every day we’re given a new theme and then tasked with uncovering all the words on the grid that fit that theme, including a spangram that spans two sides of the board.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Discovering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discovering. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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