FINDING OUT Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

finding out

verb

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present participle of find out

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 Griffin recalls the moment Ahead of his debut, Griffin met with reporters to discuss his career up to this point, the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, and finding out he was getting promoted to the Big Leagues. —

Patrick Damp, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026 But for Hall, the convoluted process of finding out about the ectopic pregnancy, and then undergoing emergency surgery, added layers to her pain. —

Emily Brindley health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026 Someone who can hold all that is someone worth finding out about. —

Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026 Families are having an even harder time than usual talking to loved ones in immigration detention or finding out where they're located during the current Department of Homeland Security shutdown, a Texas Democrat says. —

Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026 The journey to finding out starts next week. —

Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026 Netflix said couples on the series — who range from 22 to 60 years old — will make a commitment to stay together before finding out their partner’s age. —

Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2026 For many, finding out the answers to these questions has been next to impossible. —

Maryann Berto, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026 As demonstrated on the show and the movies, when Godzilla strikes, the world feels the rumble, with poor San Francisco finding out the hard way in his 2014 outing. —

Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026

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It was driven by millions of individual decisions — families and business owners realizing that a solar panel is a declaration of independence from a volatile grid, and even more volatile global prices.

— Jennifer Granholm, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
But despite the widespread adoption of this technology, not every company is realizing bottom-line improvement commensurate with its capabilities.

— Gene Rapoport, Harvard Business Review, 30 Apr. 2026