findings

plural of finding
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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 In a May family court order, District Court Judge Christy Mann said that the DA’s voluntary dismissal did not bar her from making her own civil findings based on evidence. — Julia Coin november 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2026 The findings, also published Saturday in the New England Journal of Medicine, confounded Nissen and other cardiologists who’ve long known that controlling other markers of heart health — LDL and blood pressure, for example — provides clear benefits. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2026 Switching hafnia with an electric field The findings suggest engineers could grow hafnia in a stable antiferroelectric structure and then use an electric field to switch it during operation. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026 All participants were of European ancestry, so the findings may not apply to other populations. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026 Once completed, case findings will be presented to the Wyandotte County District Attorney for review, the KBI said in a news release. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026 Postmortem findings cited by the judge showed that starvation was not the only cause of death. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026 The firm cautioned that the subgroup findings are directional. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026 Using Imdelltra earlier Amgen said the findings also suggest that using Imdelltra earlier in a patient's treatment could meaningfully alter the trajectory of the disease. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for findings
Noun
  • Reddington said, saying the prosecution should not have to wait for rulings to make a decision on charges.
    — Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The unpredictable nature of court rulings — and whether appeals by the NCAA ultimately will rule out those currently eligible — have left coaches like Lloyd throwing up their hands in frustration.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Northwestern University Researchers hope FLIP will lead to more discoveries of planets that have been hiding in existing observations.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Kee was entering a tight creative orbit whose members were already constantly looking at, wearing and exchanging one another’s discoveries.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • State law would require the Supreme Court’s approval to commute sentences for inmates with numerous felony convictions.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • In June 2025, however, the California Supreme Court clarified that SB 483 applied only to portions of death row inmates’ sentences unrelated to their death sentences.
    — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026

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“Findings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/findings. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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