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as in finding
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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as in find
something discovered
his many zoological discoveries include several species of birds
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Recent Examples of discovery
The film moves between past and present with a fitting sense of discovery and momentousness, Maya Shenfeld’s score pulsing with suspense.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2025
Purcell called the discovery novel, noting that while there are already known and unusual mating systems in ants, Iberian harvester ants are among the weirdest — and present more mysteries yet to be understood.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
The discovery may go down in history.
—David W. Brown, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
As a result, Baldoni's lawyers — who are also representing the filmmaker's company Wayfarer Studios, which is also listed as a defendant in the case — requested that the discovery period be extended to the end of October.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2025
Purcell called the discovery novel, noting that while there are already known and unusual mating systems in ants, Iberian harvester ants are among the weirdest — and present more mysteries yet to be understood.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
The discovery may go down in history.
—David W. Brown, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
As a result, Baldoni's lawyers — who are also representing the filmmaker's company Wayfarer Studios, which is also listed as a defendant in the case — requested that the discovery period be extended to the end of October.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discovery
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However, a law enforcement source later told The New York Times that the findings, from a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms report, had not been verified by the agency’s analysts and could have been misinterpreted.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The findings suggest that azelastine could be used as a preventive treatment against infection.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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That’s a rare find in a world where streaming and security usually come with subscription strings attached.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Sep. 2025
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The ancient tombs, along with the area’s previous finds, suggest this part of Manduria served as a structured cemetery-like space in ancient times.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Tools like sentiment analysis and toxicity detection models often exhibit biases toward people with disabilities, perpetuating harmful stereotypes embedded in training data as shown by research from Penn State.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, major platforms have scaled back human moderation teams, relying more on AI detection systems.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Musk has had perhaps the largest impact of any one person on space exploration in recent years, from both a cultural and technological standpoint.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cave exploration had grown more popular in late-nineteenth-century Europe along with mountaineering.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Sep. 2025
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But then countries like Britain and Norway, where the second climate neutral hotel is being inaugurated in September, have a high climate awareness, whereas the demand may be more limited at, say, a resort in Egypt.—
Mattias Goldmann,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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There’s always that moment, early on, when the hero or heroine realizes what’s happened to them and is cosmically jarred, hit by the awareness that there’s no going back.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Discovery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discovery. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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