FIND OUT Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

find out

verb

Definition of find out

as in to realize

to come to an awareness of that was around the time that I found out I was adopted

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Relevance

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as in to find

to come upon after searching, study, or effort found out about the new restaurant by reading reviews online

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Recent Examples of find out Ahead, find out more about the 10 most expensive celebrity weddings of all time. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 5 July 2026 Apply to know if you’re approved and find out your exact welcome offer amount – all with no credit score impact. — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 7 July 2026 However, this of course gives no guarantee of critical acclaim or audience appeal as Apple recently found out. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Sign up for The Eat Index, our weekly food newsletter, and find out where to eat and get the latest restaurant happenings in Orange County. — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for find out

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The market is oversaturated, and Riley is a genius for not only recognizing that but realizing that all of these new DJs are going to need lawyers to negotiate their contracts.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 2 July 2026
This young adult fantasy follows a 16-year-old who discovers a magical attack and realizes this new world of demons and mages has a connection to her mother’s death.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Definition of realize

Verb

Gas stations across Russia are imposing limits on purchases, CNN’s analysis found, with fuel- tracking websites popping up to guide drivers to the best spots to fill up.

— Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
The incident happened less than a week after another child was found dead inside a car at a Plantation early learning center last Monday.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026

Definition of find

Verb

In April, authorities say investigators with the California’s Contractors State License Board’s Statewide Investigative Fraud Team discovered online advertisements offering construction services that did not list a contractor license number.

— Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
As the two form a close bond, Laila discovers there's some weird business going on within the house that threatens both of them.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of discover

Verb

Hawkins, 38, will end his 13-year run as Officer Kevin Atwater on the popular NBC show during the show's upcoming Season 14 in October, USA TODAY has learned.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Sensors read a physiological signal, feed it back in real time, and the user learns to nudge it in a calmer direction.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026

Definition of learn

Verb

As adult influencers dominate online fashion culture, and tweens and teens see the same content as adults, there are fewer spaces for young people to develop styles of their own.

— Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 2 July 2026
Messi was trying to get a ball away from an Algerian player when he was seen digging his cleat into the back of the player’s calf.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of see

Verb

The incident happened Friday in Yountville, an unincorporated town located 43 miles north of San Francisco.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
The annual memorial, organized by Castile’s mother, Valerie Castile, took place Monday night at the Philando Castile Peace Garden, located outside the north entrance to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.

— Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026

Definition of locate

Verb

Imagine the outrage if Smith heard someone question how far an NFL team could go with a Black quarterback, Black head coach and Black general manager.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Commissioners also changed the sound levels from 55 decibels to 65 DBA, a measurement used to measure sound at how humans hear the noise.

— Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2026

Definition of hear

Verb

Mediators of the deal, led by Pakistan and Qatar, will almost certainly now be hurriedly trying to get the agreement back on the rails.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Last month, veteran Hollywood producer Roy Lee got three calls in a single day from executives at three different studios.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

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