FINDINGS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

findings

noun

plural of finding

as in rulings

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 discoveries

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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Recent Examples of findings And the documents showed that the real estate company kept tabs on government safety inspection findings and Medicare quality ratings. —

Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026 Of course, younger women may wonder what the findings mean for them. —

Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026 While scientists caution that more research is needed, the findings are a promising step forward for treatment. —

Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026 Romero’s toxicology report showed positive findings for ephedrine, phenylpropanolamine, amphetamine and methamphetamine, DOJ’s report stated. —

Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026 One of the report’s sharper findings involves contract ceilings. —

Teresa Liu, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026 But, taken together, the findings reveal how the collapse of federal support for solar has spread across American agriculture from major corporations to family farms. —

ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026 While these findings are encouraging, think about how many additional hospitalizations, injuries, and even fatalities could be avoided with greater awareness of — and access to — preventive physical therapy. —

Brian Frost, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026 The arrest came after authorities kept a tight lid on the investigation for months and even got a court order barring the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner from releasing Rivas’ autopsy findings. —

Nancy Dillon, VIBE.com, 17 Apr. 2026

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Months after being fired, the former immigration judge followed one final case back to the Guatemalan mountains — carrying flowers, questions and the weight of one of his last rulings.

— Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
These rulings enable our client to present his case at a jury trial, now scheduled for October of this year.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026