discovering

verb

present participle of discover
1
as in realizing
to come to an awareness of I was startled to discover that my keys were missing

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2
as in finding
to come upon after searching, study, or effort we hope to discover the real reason for his odd behavior

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3
as in disclosing
to make known (as information previously kept secret) discovered to his friend how people whom he had trusted had betrayed him

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Recent Examples of discovering But with the World Cup, global soccer fans are discovering a side of America that typically doesn’t make the headlines. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 June 2026 As a kid, Grant was an Eagle scout, and essentially built a historical trail after discovering pioneer grave sites. — Sam McDowell 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 Officials have not reported discovering caches containing cash, gold or weapons and have not publicly commented on the broader allegations. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026 Employees are discovering, with unusual clarity, which category their jobs fall into. — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Inspired by LePage’s own experiences and drawing from the world of her graphic novels, the short follows a young woman searching for confidence in all the wrong places before discovering that true strength comes from within. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 26 June 2026 Ferrell starred as Buddy in the 2003 Christmas classic, which focused on a human adopted by elves and raised as an elf in the North Pole until one day, as an adult, discovering his true identity. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 The findings also demonstrate the incredible observing power of the JWST and how the $10 billion space telescope is still discovering things no other instrument can. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 July 2026 Many aspects of the physics underlying GRBs remain enigmatic—but Rubin’s potential for discovering entirely new types of transients could soon offer astronomers a wealth of additional cosmic mysteries to solve. — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discovering
  1. realizing
  2. finding
  3. disclosing
  4. learning
  5. locating
  6. revealing
  7. seeing
  8. uncovering
Verb
  • Upon realizing that Paolasin was in need of help, one of her 16-year-old family members went into the water to try to help her, per the outlet.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
  • While these companies aggressively embraced AI to enhance their operations, a growing number are realizing that replacing people has been problematic.
    — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of realizing
Verb
  • More than a week after the disaster, search-and-rescue operations remain active, though hopes of finding additional survivors are rapidly fading.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • The family pursued legal action after finding that their pool was not built according to code, and put the settlement money toward founding a water safety nonprofit, The Zac Foundation.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of finding
Verb
  • The Executive Residence is exempt from rules that require federal agencies to solicit competitive bids and from disclosing details from the public, according to the Post.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Charles reveals tax bill By law, the British king is not obliged to pay income, capital gains or inheritance tax, but Charles, like his mother did after 1993, has voluntarily done so without disclosing the amounts.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
Definition of disclosing
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  • After learning that her friend Shannon’s mother has died in a car accident, Elle is suddenly facing her first real encounter with grief and, unable to sit with it, throws herself into planning the memorial, down to selecting the music.
    — Angelina Mazza, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Doctors suspected rabies after learning the boy had direct contact with a bat weeks earlier.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of learning
Verb
  • The utility said around noon that crews are in the process of locating valves to get water pumping again, but repairs might take 12-16 hours.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
  • Friends who tried locating Chase were said to have been concerned about her living situation in recent years.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
Definition of locating
Verb
  • During a 2019-20 artist residency with New York City’s Department of Records and Information Services, Weist mined municipal archives for records revealing how city government had defined, supported and monitored past artists.
    — Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The loss of those Xbox employees is in addition to the Xbox 1,600 staffers who will be laid off this week, per Sharma’s memo to staff revealing the changes.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 6 July 2026
Definition of revealing
Verb
  • True, nothing so grand as a massive dragon and naval battle took place, but seeing Rhaenyra start to change into someone almost unrecognizable from her younger, more innocent self was compelling in a deeper way.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • Hernandez, 29, a contractor based in Franklin, about 20 miles south of Nashville, undertook the $380 project with furniture from HomeGoods after seeing his pet spend most of her life tucked away in a little corner.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of seeing
Verb
  • For both founders, the swap was less about replacing each other and more about learning from each other's businesses, uncovering operational blind spotsblind spots and offering pointers.
    — Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Part of the joy of this comedy-thriller from Andy Siara (Palm Springs) is uncovering its twisty secrets.
    — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026
Definition of uncovering

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