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 Today is excellent for discovering the next clue rather than forcing yourself to produce the final answer. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 Instead of discovering and browsing websites themselves, customers could delegate those tasks to Muse. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 Gerlach, the photographer, began documenting the kitchens in 360-degree panoramas after discovering that existing photographs rarely captured the relationship between their individual components. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026 Palma is best explored on foot, discovering its boutiques and historic businesses on your own time, propelled by coffee and ensaïmada filled with whatever seasonal preserve is on offer. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026 In an exclusive interview with People published Wednesday, Schumer recalled attending an impromptu wedding celebration after discovering a ceremony taking place on the beach near her family's accommodations. — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 After discovering the breach, officials said ETS has built a new secure file transfer site and taken other steps to reduce the risk of data being made accessible to the public. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Wang failed her first attempt to defend her dissertation and became envious of her colleague's success in discovering how to deliver RNA to human cells using bacteria, Gomelsky told The Associated Press. — Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026 The broader ecosystem is tasked with making that economically viable, at a time when consumers are discovering content differently than ever before, while also watching TV in more ways than ever before. — Travis Clark, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discovering
  1. realizing
  2. finding
  3. disclosing
  4. learning
  5. locating
  6. revealing
  7. seeing
  8. uncovering
Verb
  • What changed her was realizing that natural ability wasn’t enough, leaving Hollywood for New York and studying with Lee Strasberg.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Capital One is getting closer to realizing the benefits of its transformative acquisition.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of realizing
Verb
  • The fact-finding report will be made public 10 days after it is provided to the CSU and CFA.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Cleaning graves grew in popularity during the pandemic The trend was particularly popular during the COVID-19 pandemic as people searched for safe hobbies, finding connections over death during a pandemic.
    — Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of finding
Verb
  • Doing so would not require disclosing every detail of Hurts' private medical history.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • For now, the researchers aren’t disclosing the exact formulation.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of disclosing
Verb
  • The Sun enters your 3rd House, beginning a month that favors learning, writing, conversations, local activity, and following questions farther than usual.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The foundation cites decades of research and learning showing that grantees with flexible, long-term funding were better prepared for the unexpected.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of learning
Verb
  • The Kansas City Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a vehicle investigators believe may be connected to the fatal shooting of a former University of Missouri Kansas City volleyball player.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The Parker County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating a 22-year-old man wanted in connection with a shooting Tuesday morning.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of locating
Verb
  • Priced Out in America follows families trapped in the affordability crisis, revealing structural forces that have profoundly and permanently reshaped the US economy.
    — Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Turn the volume up and that pinhole dilates, revealing swirling galaxies of vocal harmonies, upright bass plucks, and cascading piano runs.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of revealing
Verb
  • Thinking that writing code was the only bottleneck for deploying new software is like the Titanic seeing the tip of the iceberg and assuming there was nothing underneath it.
    — Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Reading a book, a poem, seeing a painting or a sculpture, or even hearing the intro of a song.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of seeing
Verb
  • The preacher was arrested in 2023 after police received a tip-off, and weeks later authorities began uncovering bodies in shallow graves in the Shakahola Forest near the coast in southeastern Kenya.
    — Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • That is followed by one focused on exploring conventional notions of beauty by uncovering the unexpected draw of unpleasant scents with Naïla Hamayed, Givaudan’s fragrance evaluator.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of uncovering

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“Discovering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discovering. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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