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discover

[dih-skuhv-er] / dɪˈskʌv ər /


Usage

What are other ways to say discover?

The verb discover is used with objective clauses as a synonym of learn in order to suggest that the new information acquired is surprising to the learner: I discovered that she had been married before. To learn is to add to one's knowledge or information: to learn a language. To ascertain is to verify facts by inquiry or analysis: to ascertain the truth about an event. To detect implies becoming aware of something that had been obscure, secret, or concealed: to detect a flaw in reasoning


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BBC Sport visits Como to discover the vision and philosophy of the club's coach, Cesc Fabregas, who has overseen the team's remarkable rise to the Champions League.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

We discover the depth of the supposed conspiracy alongside Béatrice, walking hand in hand into the unknown.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2026

For Mr. Damasio, “consciousness is a biological process that allows organisms equipped with a nervous system to discover their own existence and the existence of a surrounding universe.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

When it comes to a bull market, Warren Buffett said, “only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

Coach Gifford was about to discover that the athletic department was finally going to enjoy the editorial support it had long been denied.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

Like any naturalist, Ms. Korsgaard discovers a compensating principle—namely, that when you go looking for one wonder, you tend to find others you weren’t expecting.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Natalie Wood is trapped next, and Kehn discovers she has a bad leg.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

In the wine-cellar scene where Devlin discovers uranium—a substance used to build an atomic bomb—in a bottle, Hitchcock relies entirely on Latin dance tunes playing upstairs rather than a suspense cue.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

So when he discovers Jake is missing, Tom feels guilty as well as frantic.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

When Uncle Al discovers that city officials have yet to itemize the Fox Brothers baggage stock, a handful of nondescript horses get spirited from one stable tent to another.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

I immediately discovered a community of people in my position ready to share their wisdom, and a host of tried and tested workarounds for almost every scenario.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

The couple were later discovered by a family member and paramedics.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Family has always been central to Carter’s universe, the axis on which he discovered his path.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

The specimen was discovered in 2016 by David DeMar, Jr., a research scientist and the Hell Creek Project collections manager at the University of Washington Burke Museum and co-author of the paper.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

At least, from the banging and thumping above, they had not yet discovered the secret room.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

When you find one that is gracious enough to host you, it can feel like discovering a rare gem in a mine of homebodies and those siloed to their own friend groups or families.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

It may seem like we are on the verge of discovering alien life.

From Science Daily Sep. 9, 2026

Bronwyn Larry, head of communications for the park authority, said this was not the first instance of wardens discovering "abandoned 'wild camps'".

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

In the current cyber landscape, frontier AI models are discovering bugs at machine speed—raising alarm bells among experts, who warn that when autonomous hacking models go rogue or attack companies, chaos is on the horizon.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

But then I remembered, with a sudden moment of clarity, discovering him in the doorway of our dance room.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi




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