- present participle of discern.
discerning
Example Sentences
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According to Tim Mackey, a professor of global health at the University of California, San Diego, A.I. responses appear to be getting better at summarizing research, weighing credibility, and discerning misinformation.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
Now that we have fallen straight through the looking glass of the internet, that gap has narrowed to the extent that we are having far greater difficulty discerning reality from its uncanny simulations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
I completed one slow circuit, attempting to look discerning.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
A key element of that training is discerning the difference between psychological and spiritual problems, he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
Neither is exactly in my top five desert-island books, but I guess I wasn’t discerning when shoving stuff into my duffel.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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