1
as in realizes
to come to an awareness of
that was around the time that I found out I was adopted
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2
as in finds
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 finds out
In Season 1 Morgan discovered Roman may have inadvertently become involved in Los Angeles' criminal underworld, and Karadec finds out Roman was an FBI informant who's likely now in Nevada.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Paul finds out and blows his top.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
After Jeremiah gets disgustingly drunk at his bachelor party, Conrad finds out that Jeremiah cheated on Belly in Cabo.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Butterfly follows David, a former special operative, who finds out that his estranged daughter, Rebecca, is working for the same dark spy agency, Caddis, that he was forced to flee.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Paul finds out and blows his top.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
After Jeremiah gets disgustingly drunk at his bachelor party, Conrad finds out that Jeremiah cheated on Belly in Cabo.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Butterfly follows David, a former special operative, who finds out that his estranged daughter, Rebecca, is working for the same dark spy agency, Caddis, that he was forced to flee.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finds out
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Cameron realizes that the boot camp is just beginning, and they will now be involved in the war.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Once on dry land, Ella realizes that somehow, she's traveled from 1905 to 2025.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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That’s regardless of the circumstances the club finds itself in.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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For more nostalgic decor finds from Pottery Barn, Target, and more, keep scrolling.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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As the two start to fall for each other, things get complicated when Huntley discovers Victoria is a princess.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Which, Polsky discovers, hasn’t been properly flushed by whoever used it previously.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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Big Baller Boy, by Jeremy Hsing, follows fifteen-year-old Tiger Huang, who tries out for his school’s team hoping to impress his former-star athlete father—and learns that life holds more than basketball.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
23 Oct. 2025
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But instead of the usual office gig, Julia learns that her new job is to watch over a middle-aged man in a vegetative state, who’s been implanted with proprietary AI — and to chaperone him on a cross-country trip.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Rest is Football is part of a recent trend in football coverage which sees ex-players turned pundits — such as Gary Neville, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards — being very open about their continuing allegiances to former clubs.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The new real estate series sees the Scott twins help wary buyers grapple with commitment issues to possibly make the biggest purchase of their lives.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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Safdie perceptively locates the protagonist’s troubling inner contradictions—the atavistic fury that drives him to compete and the intense self-control that competition demands—but dramatizes such outer crises as opioid addiction and conflict with his girlfriend (Emily Blunt) only schematically.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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When Jem locates his brother, Ray has been living off the grid for 20 years, having fled the family nest.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
2 Oct. 2025
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The teen, portrayed by actress Drew Barrymore, picks up the phone and hears a deep, ominous voice on the other end.—
Kelli Skye Fadroski,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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God hears the cries of the oppressed and calls His church to do the same.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After Lazio at the weekend, the algorithm gets kinder.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Finds out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finds%20out. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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