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as in realizing
to come to an awareness of
that was around the time that I found out I was adopted
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as in finding
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
found out about the new restaurant by reading reviews online
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Recent Examples of finding out
Nelsen had also told police in 1988 that a few months before her murder, Debe was worried about Bob finding out about her relationship with John Pearson.
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Sarah Prior, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
After finding out about the incident, Shrone's family decided to enroll her in a new school.
—April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 23 Jan. 2026
And finding out what’s been there all along.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
After all avenues have been exhausted for finding out who these people are, the chief medical examiner of Alexandroupoli calls the chief imam of Sidiro, which is a Muslim Greek village.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
De Pablo and Weatherly then reunited for the Paramount+ spinoff, which sees their characters on the run across Europe after finding out that someone is targeting them and their daughter.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
The lukewarm homecoming turns worse after finding out about a new spell that can turn humans to witches, which threatens her family’s top-dog standing.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Barber had another thought upon seeing Miller play and finding out that the new kid was in Trocheck’s age group.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Since finding out the gun that killed Dark Hearts member Warren Clarke (Joshua Dye) at the trap house robbery gone wrong once belonged to one of their own, Perry has been on a mission to figure out who inside the biker gang was feeding information to the thieves.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Sarah Prior, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
After finding out about the incident, Shrone's family decided to enroll her in a new school.
—April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 23 Jan. 2026
And finding out what’s been there all along.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
After all avenues have been exhausted for finding out who these people are, the chief medical examiner of Alexandroupoli calls the chief imam of Sidiro, which is a Muslim Greek village.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
De Pablo and Weatherly then reunited for the Paramount+ spinoff, which sees their characters on the run across Europe after finding out that someone is targeting them and their daughter.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
The lukewarm homecoming turns worse after finding out about a new spell that can turn humans to witches, which threatens her family’s top-dog standing.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Barber had another thought upon seeing Miller play and finding out that the new kid was in Trocheck’s age group.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Since finding out the gun that killed Dark Hearts member Warren Clarke (Joshua Dye) at the trap house robbery gone wrong once belonged to one of their own, Perry has been on a mission to figure out who inside the biker gang was feeding information to the thieves.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finding out
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Apparently realizing that launching feuds with other female celebrities could be bad for her burgeoning beauty-products brand, Tisdale immediately jumped into damage control mode Tuesday and had her rep insist to TMZ that her essay was not about Duff, Moore or Trainor.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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And in 1945, American inventor Percy Spencer developed the microwave oven after realizing that the candy bar in his pocket began to melt near a magnetron.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Los Angeles pop-punk trio spends its seventh album wrestling with nostalgia, finding nuance and emotional complexity in their everyday grievances.—
Grace Robins-Somerville,
Pitchfork,
30 Jan. 2026
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While investigators interviewed hundreds of people connected to Plasse without finding her killer, the Chicopee Police Department became embroiled in scandal.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
30 Jan. 2026
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The dramatic cover continues to guide the drama of the party, from Queen Charlotte (Golda Rosheuvel) choosing Benedict as her bachelor of the season to Eloise (Claudia Jessie) discovering her sister Hyacinth (Florence Hunt) had snuck in to the ball.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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Road trips are also a great way to travel abroad, including driving through the Irish countryside, discovering rain forests and beach towns in Brazil, and more.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2026
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This letter is my heart and body learning now to sing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Starting in the fall, every student in elementary and middle school in Beijing, and several other districts, began learning about AI.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
27 Jan. 2026
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And there are places like Glam Doll donuts, a small, hip, independent donut place owned and run by two women, from which the video a lot of people have been seeing was filmed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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What’s more, last year’s average tax refund of $3,167 should jump by hundreds of dollars in 2026 – with some taxpayers seeing four figure increases.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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After locating handgun ammunition in the SUV, Burbank PD used a helicopter and police dog named Spike to locate Alas along a steep embankment along the freeway.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Officials have requested the public's help in locating the two men, and also shared CCTV footage showing what the men were wearing on New Year’s Day.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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So many other things that are going on are worse than hearing a curse word.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Liberty students said they were also compelled to speak out after seeing ongoing discussions of an ICE facility potentially coming to the Kansas City area and hearing rumors of ICE agents allegedly going door-to-door in nearby Gladstone.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Lake Tahoe property, once marketed as one of the region’s most expensive listings, features multiple structures on five acres, direct lake access, and two glass funiculars running down the hillside to the water.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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People are just running down the street.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Finding out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finding%20out. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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