1
as in realizes
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 finds
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 finds out
In Season 1 Morgan discovered Roman may have inadvertently become involved in Los Angeles' criminal underworld, and Karadec finds out Roman was an FBI informant who's likely now in Nevada.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Paul finds out and blows his top.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
After Jeremiah gets disgustingly drunk at his bachelor party, Conrad finds out that Jeremiah cheated on Belly in Cabo.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Butterfly follows David, a former special operative, who finds out that his estranged daughter, Rebecca, is working for the same dark spy agency, Caddis, that he was forced to flee.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Paul finds out and blows his top.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
After Jeremiah gets disgustingly drunk at his bachelor party, Conrad finds out that Jeremiah cheated on Belly in Cabo.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Butterfly follows David, a former special operative, who finds out that his estranged daughter, Rebecca, is working for the same dark spy agency, Caddis, that he was forced to flee.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finds out
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Eventually, with the help of a network page, Elsbeth realizes that Mickey II was empty when Scotty died.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
12 Oct. 2025
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Lo realizes that Richard had a personal reason to kill Anne, and has further reasons to kill Carrie and her, too, to eliminate the possibility of Carrie going to the police or Lo reporting on Anne’s real plans for her foundation.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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As if the stunning animation and rich worldbuilding weren’t enough, Arcane also has high-stakes lesbian tension — over the course of the show’s two seasons, Vi finds unexpected romance with Piltover enforcer Caitlyn (Katie Leung).—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
15 Oct. 2025
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But this September 1995 set, captured live shortly after the release of D’Angelo’s debut, finds him in full flight as a 21-year-old, with his paramour at the time, the late Angie Stone, delivering stellar backing vocals.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Hollywood legend Cary Grant goes full-on slapstick as a man who discovers his sweet elderly aunts are actually serial killers.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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Lizard Music centers on a boy who discovers a secret late-night broadcast of music-playing lizards.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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With Will by her side, Lyra learns to reciprocate acts of care and open herself to experiencing love, desire and pleasure.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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Smart Schedule learns your preferred temperatures, responds to your preferences over time, and can provide suggestions—rather than automatic updates—based on your usage patterns.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Oct. 2025
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Cifuentes sees a bright future for the club, with academy graduates Jeremy Monga, Louis Page, Jake Evans and Silko Thomas giving him options in the face of restrictions on recruitment.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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For some limited cases, Akamai sees a competitive advantage in building in-house AI tools.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Safdie perceptively locates the protagonist’s troubling inner contradictions—the atavistic fury that drives him to compete and the intense self-control that competition demands—but dramatizes such outer crises as opioid addiction and conflict with his girlfriend (Emily Blunt) only schematically.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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When Jem locates his brother, Ray has been living off the grid for 20 years, having fled the family nest.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case that could gut a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.—
Christian Orozco,
NBC news,
15 Oct. 2025
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In a touch of magical realism, Dolores hears a chorus of voices made up of her deceased female relatives, including her two mothers, aunts, great-aunts and grandmothers, commenting on her decisions.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
12 Oct. 2025
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Everyone gets better by having a player like that.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Vision Pro gets an upgrade, too.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Finds out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finds%20out. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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