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as in to discover
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
we finally found the information after searching dozens of Internet sites
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2
as in to encounter
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
hey, I found my notebook!
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as in discovery
something discovered
that antique plate was a great garage sale find
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Recent Examples of find
Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
Childcare has found itself in the news cycle again.
—Franklyn Baker, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2026
Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
The find was consistent with historical accounts describing a coin placed as part of a founding ritual.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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Verb
In an echo of Pliny the Younger’s account, the second skeleton, that of a somewhat older man, was found with a terracotta bowl near his head.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
Childcare has found itself in the news cycle again.
—Franklyn Baker, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2026
Noun
But the find could reshape how scientists understand the planet’s geological past.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
The find was consistent with historical accounts describing a coin placed as part of a founding ritual.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for find
Verb
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Upon arrival, police discovered Sheppard’s storm door shattered and the main door ajar.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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The body was discovered Friday evening inside the house, yet detectives were unable to access it until Saturday due to the risk posed by venturing inside the charred house, according to police.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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Upon arrival in the early morning, crews encountered heavy smoke and flames.—
Kayla Bartkowski,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Consumers who may never attend a fashion week can encounter Saudi brands through viral videos, celebrity endorsements, or influencer styling.—
FMG Studios,
Footwear News,
10 May 2026
Noun
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The discovery, and the eventual connection between the two murders, marked a breakthrough in the investigations and showed how crucial modern DNA technology is in solving cold cases.—
Nina Giraldo,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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Capital is no longer particularly expensive, and discovery — with the current generation of AI tools — is fast enough that the five-year plan is mostly a comfort object for the board.—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
Verb
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The two sites are located near the Strait of Hormuz.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Debris from the rock will be analyzed by Curiosity’s Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin) instrument and compared with samples taken at another site, Mineral King, located nearly 525 feet below the rover’s current location.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Yet such gestures failed to meet the scale of the problem.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Trump is meeting Xi for the first time since taking office for his second term, following months of growing tension between both countries.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
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Senior second baseman Alexis Richter has learned a lot about playing softball from her three older sisters.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The wife and mother of two people who died on the Titanic submersible is sharing what she's learned about grief and life after loss.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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These are not women who just help get their grandkids ready for school in the morning or watch them on a Saturday night; these are women who have chosen to become parents again, sparing their grandchildren from life in the foster system.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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About 250 people in Killingworth — the largest group to file a complaint with a fair rent commission in recent history — will get a one-year reprieve from increases after the town’s committee rejected their landowner’s rent adjustment plan.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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“Find.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/find. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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