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as in ruling
a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard
the evidence supported a finding of unfair bias, and the court entered judgment for the plaintiff
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as in discovery
the act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time
the scientists were thrilled with the finding of the new fossil
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as in discovering
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 encountering
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
hey, I found my notebook!
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Recent Examples of finding
Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
And any kind of tissue regeneration therapy for humans based on these findings is a long way off, Whited says.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
Gardens don’t grow without water, but finding the right hose nozzle can be tricky.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The judges based findings on a United Nations’ investigation done by the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) turned up more than 5,000 pages of evidence.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
And any kind of tissue regeneration therapy for humans based on these findings is a long way off, Whited says.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
In finding the right workers to steer the business to success, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has implemented an unusual test to find the right match.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
Gardens don’t grow without water, but finding the right hose nozzle can be tricky.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finding
Noun
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor apologized Wednesday for publicly criticizing Justice Brett Kavanaugh over a ruling on immigration stops — and seeming to imply that her conservative colleague's views were shaped by an out-of-touch upbringing.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Soyfer said one of the goals of the litigation is to build a movement that leads to a higher ruling to broadly curb the surveillance state promoted by the widespread adoption of ALPR cameras.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Trump’s proposal for a 10% ceiling on credit card interest rates is the product of one such discovery.—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Apr. 2026
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The researchers plan to measure QFI in this regime, where a genuine discovery could emerge.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Tuesday, April 7 Health inspectors gave a red placard to the Land Park Japanese restaurant after discovering eight cockroaches throughout the facility including under the cook’s line and on a glue trap under the miso soup station.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
April 10,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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There’s nothing quite like the thrill of discovering a great garden center—especially one worth the extra miles.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Vatican has made clear that Catholic social teaching disapproves of the types of authoritarian leaders that Leo is encountering on his visit, the first to the continent by history's first American pope.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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For anyone just encountering her name, here’s what to know.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2026
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Nichols offered a maximum sentence of 40 years without the ability to appeal in exchange for a guilty plea from Terry Rose.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Another analysis found that Benitez gave the strictest sentences of all federal judges in San Diego.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help in locating a statue stolen from the memorial of a deputy who died in a gunfight with Christopher Dorner in 2013.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Co-locating public safety facilities is common practice.—
Charles Rilli,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Attendees could also check out who else was single in the audience using the Next Fun Thing’s dating app, which facilitates meeting people IRL at the event company’s activities, from speed dating to kickball.—
Brittany Levine Beckman,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The shipman embarked on Sunday for an over 48-hour journey that would take him from the Iraqi port where his vessel was anchored to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, before finally meeting his wife and parents in his hometown of Mumbai.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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That puts them at the forefront of an asset class that is looking uncertain, although their overall exposure is still relatively small compared to their vast holdings.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Apollo is expected to extend its unsecured debt holdings as part of a refinancing transaction, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing a private matter.—
Reshmi Basu,
Bloomberg,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Finding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finding. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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