finding out

verb

present participle of find out
1
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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2
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 As the officers recall the incident, Hondo focuses on finding out who the mole is and how to proceed with this information. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026 The former Late Show host recounted finding out his show had been cancelled during the appearance. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026 What to do if your flight is disrupted If your flight is delayed or canceled, start by finding out what caused the disruption. — Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026 The lawsuit claims Uber failed to discover during a background check, or take action after finding out, that Arroyo had a previous criminal history. — Dave Savini, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 What was the difference between knowing abstractly and finding out that your grandfather's grandfather was enslaved? — Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026 Social media reactions to the announcement suggest that some users are only now finding out that their data was being used for AI training. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026 Rogan suggested that his guest should hurry up with Iran-war negotiations and get on with the real business of the government, such as finding out whether the government is secretly hoarding extraterrestrial corpses. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 Jennifer said finding out Kennus could give her a kidney was an incredible moment for the couple. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finding out
  1. realizing
  2. finding
  3. discovering
  4. learning
  5. seeing
  6. locating
  7. hearing
  8. running down
Verb
  • Sometimes confidence comes from realizing the old boundaries no longer match the size of your curiosity.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But realizing those design goals is contingent on SpaceX’s ability to mature Starship much further.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of realizing
Verb
  • Two days later, investigators searched his hotel room and reported finding nearly 700 grams of cocaine, more than 70 grams of fentanyl, drug packaging materials and $13,867, according to authorities.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In January, its investigators reported finding more than 100 hallucinated citations in papers accepted at NeurIPS, one of the world’s top AI research conferences, as Fortune first reported.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of finding
Verb
  • In fact, Ferrer first worked as a jazz drummer before moving into visual arts after discovering Surrealist artists and writers during a 1954 trip to Paris.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Notably, the customer journey has become more fragmented — consumers are discovering brands via social, then browsing their websites, asking questions, receiving texts, making a purchase, then contacting service later.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of discovering
Verb
  • Carmella is also still mad at Vicki for saying that Danny is raising her kids, and Heather is angry after learning that Vicki called her fake in Palm Springs.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Nicholas Razo, Santa Fe Springs’ assistant city manager, told The Times that the city had previously raised concerns with the league about subletting and took action after learning the practice was continuing.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of learning
Verb
  • That this particular kind of writing — and of seeing and explaining the world to readers — is going away with Swed, is truly a tragedy.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • How Floridians who seek compensation for damages from their insurers are seeing their claims rejected more often, in the wake of the sharp new limits on their ability to sue.
    — Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of seeing
Verb
  • This component's other skills include locating large files and folders, locating empty files, irretrievably erasing drives (other than the boot drive), uninstalling apps, and defragmenting disks and the registry.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Northeastern University opened a graduate program in the same neighborhood, Wynwood, where Carnegie Mellon is locating.
    — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of locating
Verb
  • At the same time, Walmart was hearing requests from employees for updates to its training programs.
    — Alice Barlow, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Customers from out of state have come and made their own candles and fragrances just from hearing about it through TikTok and word-of-mouth, Salinas said.
    — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of hearing
Verb
  • The worst came during the early hours of July 28, when heavy rains fell on already soggy ground, running down steep hills into narrow river valleys — a perfect recipe for fast, devastating flooding.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The buttons running down the front placket of the sweater were unbuttoned toward the top but closed at the bust line.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of running down

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