1
as in realized
to come to an awareness of
that was around the time that I found out I was adopted
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as in found
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 found out
Eisenhower parents found out only days ago, when Ledesma was arrested and charged this month.
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Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
However, the 30-year-old quickly found out that all his poking and prodding was actually working a little too well against his companion in the scene.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
Although Anna kept the violent incident to herself for years, her mother later found out about what happened to her daughter.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Kevin recorded a video posted to Instagram the moment Jaclyn found out that Swift wore the $7,800 necklace.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Lorch found out and called him.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Agents issued removal orders to 42 stores found out of compliance.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Once found out, the man stormed into Anderson's room and shot him dead.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Fans like Kaylee Perez, 20, found out from her friend Kaidynce Deluise, 21.
—Caché McClay, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
However, the 30-year-old quickly found out that all his poking and prodding was actually working a little too well against his companion in the scene.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
Although Anna kept the violent incident to herself for years, her mother later found out about what happened to her daughter.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Kevin recorded a video posted to Instagram the moment Jaclyn found out that Swift wore the $7,800 necklace.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Lorch found out and called him.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Agents issued removal orders to 42 stores found out of compliance.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Once found out, the man stormed into Anderson's room and shot him dead.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Fans like Kaylee Perez, 20, found out from her friend Kaidynce Deluise, 21.
—Caché McClay, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for found out
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As many of you may have realized, 2026 is the new 2016.—
Alexandra York,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Many others like her have realized — too late — that their insurance payouts won’t cover all of their rebuilding costs.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
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However, former Federal Air Marshal Peter Johnson — who founded Archway Defense, which has trained state, local and federal law enforcement in firearms for the past decade — told WCCO the street is not the place to challenge a federal agent's orders.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The OpenSnow reporting and forecasting service is predicting four to eight additional inches at many resorts between Wednesday evening and Friday morning, although founding meteorologist Joel Gratz acknowledged that the weather models for this system have been a bit confounding.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Several Venezuela residents told TIME that the fear of what might be discovered on their phone at a checkpoint has guided their behavior in the days since Maduro's ouster.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Slavin told the local Martha's Vineyard Times that a neighbor discovered Forté alone on his kitchen floor, prompting the 911 call.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Jan. 2026
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But the lessons learned from the disasters have to steer NASA in its drive to push boundaries.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Using robotic fins, researchers at the University of California, Riverside, have learned how stingrays swim with impressive control.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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Thousands of people have peacefully made their voices heard.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Senate Education heard testimony on the bill, indicating lawmakers are serious about the proposal, but the committee has not yet taken a vote.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
9 Jan. 2026
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Now fourteen years in, del Gaudio has recently completed Betasso Overlook, a house located only about 11 miles from her own house-studio.—
Richard Olsen,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Today the nonprofit is located in Sun Valley on La Tuna Canyon.—
Staff report,
Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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During the trial, jurors learned about grim Google searches Brian had made after his wife died, including how to saw a body and how to clean blood off of wood floors.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
18 Dec. 2025
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Fanatics shared the moment Tennessee Titans first overall pick, quarterback Cam Ward, saw Brady pop up on the screen to give him some wise words.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Found out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/found%20out. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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