finding out

present participle of find out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of finding out 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 Barry Bostwick, 80, who played Brad Majors opposite Sarandon's Janet Weiss, recalls finding out. Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025 My impression was several of my colleagues were amused by this mystery and a bit invested in finding out the outcome. Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025 Katelynn had only selected a few pairs of baby clothes and shoes after finding out the baby’s gender. Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025 Copper poisoning had ‘heartbreaking’ collateral Baldwin was part of the team tasked with finding out, in the aftermath, what all that copper would do. Alex Music august 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Aug. 2025 Goldie, like Bucephalus, seized the bit and galloped into the intoxicating world of knowing, of finding out, of discovering reasons and causations. Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finding out
Verb
  • In a significant step toward realizing the vision of quantum networks, a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) research team has achieved a critical breakthrough.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Nikita Chibrikov picked off the pass, realizing late that it was intended for his linemate, and ultimately derailing what would have been a clear break for Nyquist.
    Murat Ates, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Longhorns take the opening kickoff of the second half and use nearly half of the third quarter to drive 75 yards in 14 plays, capped by Manning finding a wide-open Moore in the back of the end zone for a 12-yard touchdown and a 10-6 lead.
    Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
  • This isn’t Punchline, but the milieu is an ideal backdrop, and the idea of standing on stage and finding yourself in the process is inspired.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Health inspectors cited the soul food restaurant after discovering that the kitchen handwashing sink was blocked with multiple plastic buckets in the sink basin.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Levy was cast by Mark Bennett, arguably best known for discovering Amy Adams via 2005’s Junebug.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the end, Krantz added, adopting a more strategic approach ultimately benefits customers, allowing companies to use their time and money more effectively by learning from the successes of others.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Link’s flight simulators supercharging our pilot training with adaptive decision-making under pressure; medical residents refining teamwork and communication in simulated trauma bays; managers learning leadership through live project crises with shifting constraints and incomplete information.
    Joe Boylan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The legend began after a series of bizarre and terrifying encounters in which settlers reported seeing the ghostly figure charging through the desert, sometimes trampling livestock or vanishing into the night.
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Progressive Democratic New York State Assembly member Zohran Mamdani has a 21-point lead in the race to become mayor of New York City, with voters seeing him as the best choice to handle the city’s problems, according to a new Fox News poll.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Wichita Police Department is now asking for the community’s help in identifying and locating the female and anybody that recognizes her or might have any information about her identity or whereabouts should reach out to the Wichita Police Department immediately.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The data revealed canines have an 11 percent higher chance of being found than their feline counterparts, highlighting the different challenges in locating and recovering missing pets.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The escape was initially revealed on Sunday by Guatemala’s director of prisons, who said that prison officials had only detected the scheme — in which inmates may have slipped out one by one, or in pairs — after hearing rumors and checking inmates’ biometric data.
    New York Times, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • According to the report, Rush wanted to continue dives even after hearing the bang.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There were new takes on its Serpenti Cuore 1968 featuring enamel running down its sinuous handle and the smaller Cuoricini version offered in an array of jewel tones.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • On that snap to Herbert, the play-clock was running down, Bonitto recalled.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Finding out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finding%20out. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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