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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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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
Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The government's 2011 population census found that a little more than 10% of Indians fluently speak the language.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 5 Aug. 2025
Jordan Greene, People.com, 24 July 2025
Seasoned shellers know that timing is everything when uncovering rare finds.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 24 July 2025
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Verb
Thousands of pounds of marijuana After returning with a search warrant, authorities found and began hauling away thousands of pounds of marijuana in different forms, beginning late last week and lasting through the weekend.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The government's 2011 population census found that a little more than 10% of Indians fluently speak the language.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
Collectors flood social media to share haul videos, showcase rare finds, swap trade tips and even create custom outfits and dioramas to personalize their Labubus.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 24 July 2025
Seasoned shellers know that timing is everything when uncovering rare finds.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for find
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There ended up being a fire in the shop, and police discovered the victims (again, content warning for a violent crime), naked, tied up, burned, shot in the head with at least one of them having been raped.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Phony, which Hulu ordered as a pilot in October 2024, centers on Sonny (Nivola), a high school student who wakes up in the hospital after a car accident and discovers his mom, Ellen (Britton), has seemingly been replaced by an impostor.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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Investigators encounter them at multiple times in human history.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Coming back from space, the ship encounters much higher temperatures than the booster sees at lower velocities.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 Aug. 2025
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This research builds on earlier discoveries at El Mirador cave.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
7 Aug. 2025
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Without these funds in place, a lot of the new music discovery and support apparatus is imperiled.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The company is located at 1621 Dana Ave., near Xavier University.—
Hailey Roden,
The Enquirer,
16 Aug. 2025
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This involves searching for, locating, identifying and returning the remains of missing service members to their families.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
16 Aug. 2025
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Milwaukee Public Schools is on track to meet its goal of clearing all pre-1950 elementary schools for lead hazards before the upcoming school year, officials said.—
Cleo Krejci,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Casablanca is quietly cool: there, elegant Art Deco design meets North African timelessness.—
Erina Pinar,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Aug. 2025
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Emil Michael, the under secretary of Defense for research and engineering, said Russia’s more than three-year invasion of Ukraine has shown the new trajectory of warfare, one that the U.S. and the rest of the world is learning from.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
16 Aug. 2025
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DiLoreto cut his proverbial coaching teeth learning under longtime Everett coach John DiBiaso, who is now leading Catholic Memorial to unforeseen heights.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
16 Aug. 2025
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The Senators’ previous owner, the late Eugene Melnyk, put the wheels in motion for a potential project at LeBreton Flats back in 2016, but was never able to get the project off the ground.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Students apply separately to get into magnet programs.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Find.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/find. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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