find
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finding
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Synonyms & Antonyms for find
Synonyms: Verb
ascertain, descry, detect, determine, dig out, dig up, discover, dredge (up), ferret (out), find out, get, hit (on or upon), hunt (down or up), learn, locate, nose out, root (out), rout (out), rummage, run down, scare up, scout (up), track (down), turn up
Synonyms: Noun
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of find in a Sentence
Verb
He found a dollar on the ground. The well diggers found a number of Native American artifacts. After an hour of searching, I finally found my glasses. We need to find a suitable person for the job. She found the answer at last. They claim to have found a more efficient way to run the business. researchers trying to find a cure for cancer You must find time to do it. I found a way to pay for college without taking out any loans. She found the courage to address the crowd.Noun
That antique she bought at the flea market was a real find. That new secretary of yours is a real find!
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Nevada Highway Patrol says passengers must be alive and breathing in order to be counted A routine traffic stop resulted in a peculiar lesson on driving rules when an undertaker was found transporting a deceased person in the HOV lane in Las Vegas. — Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com, "Highway Patrol Pulls Over Undertaker in HOV Lane Who Jokingly Argues Corpse in Hearse Should Count," 4 July 2019 The rat avoided capture for 10 months but was found dead Sunday by a visiting bird watcher. — USA TODAY, "Robot hostesses, veggie booze, ‘civil death’: News from around our 50 states," 4 July 2019 He was found guilty of posing for photos with a dead enemy fighter. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "SEAL platoon commander charged in war crime cover-up heading to trial in September," 4 July 2019 Suspicious activity, SOM Center Road: Two softball players were found drinking alcoholic beverages at the softball fields June 26 and were advised to pour them out. — cleveland.com, "Tanning spa employee fields question about her panties: Mayfield Village Police Blotter," 3 July 2019 She was found in an apartment near her home on Meredith Drive just after 8:15 a.m. Monday. — Cincinnati.com, "'It was a mistake’ says mom of 3-year-old found in vacant, locked apartment," 3 July 2019 Trout wasn’t alone following a 9-4 win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night, a day after the 27-year-old Skaggs was found unresponsive in his room at the team hotel. — Schuyler Dixon, The Denver Post, "Angels try to get handle on raw emotion after Tyler Skaggs death," 3 July 2019 Wesley was moved from the complex to the House of Correction once he was found competent to participate in his defense on a charge of robbery with threat of force. — Sydney Czyzon, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Mental health advocate sues county, says it failed to provide mental illness medication to her son in jail," 3 July 2019 The body of a Louisville man who was missing for two days after his boat capsized in the Ohio River was found Wednesday afternoon, officials said. — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, "Friends find body of missing Louisville man whose boat capsized in the Ohio River," 3 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Other fossilized finds include a pinecone-like structure with megaspores and some fossilized tree trunks used to estimate the height of the trees, Wang noted. — Fox News, "419 million-year-old fossilized forest discovered in China," 9 Aug. 2019 This summer, the pair have been spending quality time digging around for unusual finds in other parts of the Midwest, including Illinois and Iowa. — Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Head's up, Wisconsin: 'American Pickers' is coming this fall looking for your stuff," 30 July 2019 Some plant lovers come to swaps for expensive and rare finds. — Washington Post, "Plant lovers find each other at swaps, online or in person," 23 July 2019 Always on the hunt, Wood scours the internet for rare finds to add to her showroom, whether via eBay and Etsy, or searches in person at estate sales, vintage sales and vintage stores in Europe. — Lindsay Weinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, "Inside the Entre Nous Showroom, Where Star Stylists Score Red Carpet Rentals," 22 July 2019 Researchers, dealers, and collectors prowl the markets on the lookout for scientifically valuable finds, some spending hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in the pursuit. —