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
Sean is tested when his longtime friend and employee Jorge (Trey Santiago-Hudson) finds out about all of Sean’s changes and feels betrayed — Sean’s new sous chef gig means the end of the food truck, which Jorge was relying on.
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Ashley Boucher, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Ashley Boucher, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
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.
—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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As Firecracker realizes during a marketing brainstorm with VP Ashley Barrett, Oh Father, Vought producer Courtenay Fortney, and the Worm, the basic values of Jesus Christ don’t sell anymore.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2026
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Upon finding an obscure Latin translation of Howard’s in Nancy’s notebook, Mary realizes the two were having an affair before her death and confronts Howard, who vehemently denies any involvement with Nancy.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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Johnson finds a disturbing manuscript raising questions about the author’s mental state.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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From glossy flagships and chaotic Don Quijote megastores (also known as Donki) to drugstores like Matsumoto Kiyoshi and Cocokara Fine, Japan is full of great beauty finds.—
Anita Bhagwandas,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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In the final cut, Mabel accidentally stumbles upon research being done by her biology professor (Kathy Najimy), discovers the technology, and hijacks a robot beaver.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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The sequel dives further into the curse as a new generation of Owens women discovers the secret of their family history.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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One brain, many tasks Motubrain is designed as a unified multimodal model that learns from video, language, and action simultaneously.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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As the group heads down the coast, Amy learns more and more about Vivien with every stop.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2026
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Set in 1645, the story sees a privileged young bride (Thatcher) accused of witchcraft on her wedding day and pursued by a ruthless witch hunter (Alwyn).—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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Hitting theaters nearly 20 years after the first movie’s premiere, The Devil Wears Prada sequel sees original cast members Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci reprising their roles in the cult favorite film.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2026
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Where Wiseman locates emotion is in the use of the camera, the shifts in filmmaking style, especially as the movie, for a brief moment, flips to color.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
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Chaffee County Anyone who locates any items believed to belong to Sites, or has any information about his whereabouts, is asked to please leave the items untouched and call Chaffee County Dispatch at 719-539-2596.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Sandburg’s Alanna Noone hears the jokes from time to time.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Supreme Court hears arguments Monday about a relatively new law enforcement technique that allows police to tap into giant tech-firm databases to find out who was near the scene of a crime and may have been involved.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
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Rodriguez is happy to see things coming together as conference play gets into full swing.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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