findings

plural of finding
1
2
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of findings The crash involved four vehicles on Friday, and preliminary findings indicate brake failure was the likely cause, the Federal Road Safety Commission said. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 Repeatable return could help Exobiosphere shorten experimental cycles and advance promising findings toward practical applications. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026 Over time, large-scale replication and extension studies of the marshmallow test with more diverse socioeconomic and racial samples found more nuanced findings. — Joan M. Cook, Time, 3 Oct. 2026 The findings should encourage people to take heart health seriously, but not to panic, experts note. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 The findings are consistent with other recent polling showing unusually competitive races in several traditionally Republican states. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026 Those were among the key findings in an after-action report released Friday by Utah Valley University. — Michael R. Sisak, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026 This past Thursday, the family’s legal team convened another news conference to discuss the findings from Wells’s cell phone. — Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026 From a high-rise balcony, the sound would be hardly noticeable, Kasdin said, citing the expert’s findings. — Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for findings
Noun
  • Of late, the court seems to be making an effort to offer some limited explanations of its emergency docket rulings, but lower court judges, both liberal and conservative, complain that isn't enough to provide them with adequate guidance.
    — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
  • In the wake of those rulings, Hoskins ordered the state’s local election authorities to use the 2025 map, pointing to the federal ruling in favor of the map.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The hope is that these discoveries will not be lost with increasing use of AI models in mathematics.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026
  • One of the most significant discoveries was a three-part complex spanning more than 1,700 square feet within the Didaskaleion, or teaching area, according to the Hellenic Ministry of Culture.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In short, world models do not generate sentences but a prediction of the state of the environment after a certain action possibly taken by some agents.
    — Yifeng Yin, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Assistant Federal Defender Stephen Ferrell said Pike’s death sentence is an outlier because other 18-year-olds in Tennessee have had such sentences vacated.
    — Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Findings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/findings. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster