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.
Example Sentences
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"It's very funny and strange and wonderful, but I find it very moving. And it's a good one to discover beyond the Ikea memes," said Debicki.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
AI agents could significantly change how consumers discover brands, according to Kacy Kim, a marketing professor at Bryant University.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Upon arriving, the statues discover that Rome has undergone more than a few changes over the intervening centuries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Many were dumbfounded to discover that food they’d enjoyed all their lives suddenly made them deathly ill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
The Antikythera story is an ongoing saga with no end in sight to the attempts made to discover more evidence about the ancient world.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Like Homer’s King Agamemnon, who was doomed to die by the actions of his wife, Clytemnestra, Adam discovers that Eve has, in his absence, yielded to the lies of a seducer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
A monster that discovers he cannot be “broken.”
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Randy Marsh, meanwhile, discovers the same opportunity from the opposite direction.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
“If you open yourself to it,” she discovers, “life will appear before you, in everyday, perfectly tangible miracles.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Scoob punches in the unlock code—his birthdate—and discovers there are also voice mails.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
Williams returned to those observations using an updated chemical database and discovered that niobium accounted for many of the previously unexplained signatures.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026
The body of Samantha Natalie Phythian, 35, was discovered in the vehicle in Prestatyn, Denbighshire, on Sunday evening.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
CABIMAS, Venezuela—An oil gusher discovered more than 100 years ago gave birth to Venezuela’s energy industry near this once-booming city on the shores of Lake Maracaibo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
But when a team was sent to the area they discovered the fire had been from a party of three backpackers, according to the search team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
How he must have raged when he discovered Opal couldn’t really spin the gold!
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Speaking to BBC Radio Wales in 2024, Star said discovering that part of the family's history had been "really extraordinary".
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
“But what I’m really looking forward to with ‘Tip Toe’ is people discovering him as this really wonderful dramatic actor again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Fans began picking apart almost every aspect of Lefty’s career since discovering who her father is.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
After discovering his suppressed memories, Cramer began teaching meditation classes for others seeking to unlock the mysteries of the mind.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
“Rain and brollies provide good cover. We’ll sneak out through the back of the building. It’s too dangerous going out the front. We can’t risk Fleetwood following and discovering that I’m staying in Bletchley.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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