discovers

verb

present tense third-person singular of discover
1
as in realizes
to come to an awareness of I was startled to discover that my keys were missing

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2
as in finds
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 reveals
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 discovers His Peter starts as a congenial cokehead and then discovers a new outlook on life, all thanks to fatherhood. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026 In Munro’s story, a woman, who discovers a lump in her breast, avoids her health anxieties by fixating on a crypt in the countryside and learning about the history of southern Ontario. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Nov. 2026 Meanwhile, Nisha discovers vital information about the mysterious spirit energy Pavi released from Ellora. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026 Set in the future, on the coast of Kent, this unsettling yet funny sci-fi story is about a man who discovers something very strange and seemingly sentient on the beach. — Namara Smith, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2026 In King Lear, the king discovers too late that surrendering his kingdom means surrendering his power. — Anna Rahmanan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026 There’s non-kaiju human death, too, including a flashback to the immediate aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing in which a bloodied grandfather discovers the charred remains of his daughter and grandson. — James Grebey, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026 The film follows a desperate mother who discovers an obscure collagen supplement that promises to transform her tween gymnast daughter into an influencer. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026 Jesse Eisenberg’s comedy The Debut, starring Julianne Moore as a shy housewife who discovers a passion for amateur theater, has been unveiled as the opening film of the 23rd Marrakech International Film Festival later this month. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discovers
  1. realizes
  2. finds
  3. reveals
  4. learns
  5. locates
  6. discloses
  7. sees
  8. uncovers
Verb
  • By the song’s end, Schmitt realizes that the altercation has only made his love stronger; indeed, there are few aphrodisiacs more potent than us against the world.
    — Cameron Cook, Pitchfork, 13 Nov. 2026
  • But Big Tech’s spy problem is almost certainly a lot bigger than anyone realizes.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of realizes
Verb
  • However recognizable the structures may be—isolated phrases giving way to longform improvisation—the performance finds Taylor in a transitional period, one in which the ephemerality of the moment pushed its musicians to bold new places.
    — Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The survey finds that the Democratic candidates running in Michigan, Texas, Maine, Ohio, and Kansas are ahead of their Republican counterparts by 11, 7, 6, 5, and 5 percentage points, respectively.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of finds
Verb
  • In any case, the characters’ specific backgrounds matter less when the play reveals itself to be a metaphor for military conflict, especially the fallout and collateral damage affecting those who are not the strategists and decision makers.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Another reveals a family trait or behavior that was unwittingly passed from generation to generation.
    — Gary Barron, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of reveals
Verb
  • Humanoid learns factory Gallop’s initial assignment involves packing 15 different motherboard accessories, many of which are small, thin, and enclosed in transparent plastic bags.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Bernardeau knew of García Lorca much like anyone who learns about their home country’s foremost literary giants in school, but the life of Rafael perhaps eluded the textbooks.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of learns
Verb
  • Serhiy, like Zabuzhko, locates his captor’s impulse to torture him in the very pages written by the Russian novelist.
    — Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The Greeks offer another kind of striving, one that locates pleasure in the pursuit itself rather than in the prize.
    — Stacy Keltner, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of locates
Verb
  • The deal closed in April 2026; Starbucks no longer discloses China numbers in its earnings.
    — Jay Ganglani, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The headman is compromised, an NGO in the area is pursuing its own politics, and the man running the mine discloses that Nengsal was never on the books, leaving workers like him invisible on their own land.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of discloses
Verb
  • The field of would-be flying car makers is growing, but Dukhovny sees just one real rival.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Co-founder and CEO Ashi Dissanayake says the company sees the stations as its primary business.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of sees
Verb
  • As her pregnancy progresses, the other women begin to vanish one by one, Jhoana uncovers the nefarious secret the agency is hiding.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Independence matters most when problems emerge The real test of independent oversight comes when an assessment uncovers something a developer would rather not hear.
    — Avani Desai, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of uncovers

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“Discovers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discovers. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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