discover
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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Somebody will discover the Cheez-Its and develop a whole new soup personality around them.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
Free from drugs and violence, and with treatment for mental illness, they discover spirituality and their creative capacities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Doan Van Cong, 68, and his family spent years touring cemeteries and talking to witnesses to discover what happened to his uncle, who died in 1950, when he was in his early 20s.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
"As AI and social media change how people discover and buy products, that direct relationship with customers will only become more important."
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
I just assumed that was who she was, and I never had the urge to discover if she might be someone else underneath.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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Britton, assigned to search the barn where Himmler was hiding, discovers, and is allowed to keep, the madman’s slippers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
When she arrives at their imposing Vermont mansion to go through Verity’s notes, Lowen discovers that Verity’s a vegetable: completely physically and mentally indisposed after a car accident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
For the people who trusted Life Surge in part because they trusted him, what Tebow discovers may matter nearly as much as what regulators do.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
Randy Marsh, meanwhile, discovers the same opportunity from the opposite direction.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
I do know that he’s taken the gym bag; it can’t be long before he discovers that the phone is gone.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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When Tony Berg was 18 years old, he discovered that Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys lived just down the street from his parents’ house in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
When writer Christina Wyman discovered that her mother was active in a Facebook group for estranged parents, she found herself in a toxic echo chamber that was doing more harm than good.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026
He had no idea he had just discovered the pitch that would transform him into the most dominant closer in baseball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Although scientists first discovered it in 2002, its origins remained fiercely debated, with some researchers arguing that geological processes, rather than an object from space, were responsible.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
We had discovered it on one of our exploring trips.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Bryan Baker tied for the major-league lead with 41 saves in 2026 after discovering a new changeup grip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
What surprised the researchers was discovering that too much ordinary messenger RNA could also damage mitochondria.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
Even after discovering the leaks, the military continued to use the vehicles until the end of the exercise due to a lack of alternatives and the soldiers deleted the videos, DN reported.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
In statement to BBC News NI, a Wycombe Wanderers spokesperson said discovering the song was "brilliant".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
If they lived a thousand years, they’d still be discovering new things they mustn’t do.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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