1
as in to realize
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 to find
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 find out
Read on to find out the curious, competing and sometimes contradictory history of April Fools' Day.
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Tom Fish, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Kyle Bloyd, a DPW spokesperson, said the department is waiting to find out if other options are possible and how much a different construction plan would cost.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
Keep scrolling to find out which chair styles made it to the top of our list.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2026
Voters can find out more information about how to vote and see what else will be on their ballots by visiting the Missouri Secretary of State’s website.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
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Tom Fish, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Kyle Bloyd, a DPW spokesperson, said the department is waiting to find out if other options are possible and how much a different construction plan would cost.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
Keep scrolling to find out which chair styles made it to the top of our list.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2026
Voters can find out more information about how to vote and see what else will be on their ballots by visiting the Missouri Secretary of State’s website.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
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February 19 – March 20 Certain feelings presently require action to be fully realized.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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And since individual airfares tend to be driven by what the market will stand rather than the actual cost of flying, the airlines’ ability to raise fares is more limited than most people realize.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Instead, the analyst, whom the firm did not name due to the sensitivity of the activity, found that vessels are still moving through the strait, with traffic picking up in recent days to roughly 15 ships per day, according to the firm’s report posted on Substack.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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Two dead sharks were found stranded on North Carolina beaches during Spring Break, and researchers aren’t sure what killed them.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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Despite being reviewed again in 2008 and 2009, investigators never discovered new leads.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The skeleton was discovered 26 feet below the surface, roughly 656 feet into a cave in Mexico’s cenote system.—
Ryan Brennan
April 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Charlotte hadn’t yet learned about lemongrass, and curry wasn’t a lunch default.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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For now, Buchanon is just focused on learning the scheme, his teammates and trying to impart some wisdom on the Horned Frogs’ younger offensive linemen.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
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Malikah Auguste, a ninth-grader at Cristo Rey and an intern with Miami Lighthouse, saw the impact the visit had on her classmates.—
Christina Mayo,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Whizzing by the moon up to 6,000 miles above the surface, the astronauts will also glimpse the celestial body's full disk, seeing sights that not even the Apollo astronauts witnessed.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Officers located her at a nearby hotel and arrested her without incident.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The victim was shot outside the deli located on Bronxwood Ave.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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If the sky turns ominous and thunder can be heard, find a secure place for shelter.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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For me, one of the most memorable moments in Proust is when the narrator first hears his grandmother’s voice on the phone.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Don’t hesitate to step away if things get too heated.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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A lot of the Mustangs’ strategy against the Wolverines was to get the ball out wide and then double that kid and just try to frustrate Wakeland which Grapevine did time and time again.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Find out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/find%20out. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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