discovers

VERB

find, uncover

Synonyms

STRONGEST

catch come upon design detect determine devise disclose explore hear identify invent learn locate notice observe realize recognize reveal see spot unearth

STRONG

ascertain conceive contrive debunk discern distinguish elicit espy glimpse originate perceive pioneer sense

WEAK

bring to light come across dig up ferret out get wind of get wise to light upon look up nose out pick up on smoke out think of turn up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal hide ignore lose miss misunderstand neglect overlook

STRONG

destroy

WEAK

pass by

Example Sentences

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discovers

“When an AI, trained via the trial-and-error process of reinforcement learning, discovers actions that are new, surprising and secretly brilliant,” AI researcher Andrej Karpathy once wrote, “even to expert humans.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

At the Kuchurgan power station, located on the shore of a reservoir bordering Ukraine, she discovers how a facility that once powered a chunk of the former Soviet empire now enables a digital gold rush.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Likewise, viewers will not be startled when Marina eventually discovers painful secrets about her mom and dad that cause her to reconsider those phantom figures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

If a future astrobiology mission discovers life in Venus' clouds, one possible explanation is that it originally came from Earth.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026

Mr. Banerji, who is now Dr. Banerji, discovers what I’m doing.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood