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At other times, we’ve explored cutting-edge discoveries such as superconductivity in rotated sheets of graphene.

The upshot of these discoveries is that a tetrahedron must be scissors congruent to a cube to have a chance of tiling space.

Other parts of the world, such as Italy, have reported the discovery of covid-19 cases weeks or months before they were first reported in Wuhan in December 2019, the officials said.

Having been a home brewer for about a decade now, I really enjoy new discoveries.

Our conversation about his dusty discoveries has been condensed and edited for clarity.

The story of fluoridation reads like a postmodern fable, and the moral is clear: a scientific discovery might seem like a boon.

In fact, I wrote 212 pages of a novel called The Discovery of Sex that was bought, and I pulled it.

The longtime pals—and co-stars of The Interview—stripped down and tried to survive on the Discovery Channel reality series.

Rice had received this video in discovery during his criminal case, but it had not been aired publicly, as had the first video.

Much has been said about Stuxnet in the years since its discovery.

Henry Hudson sailed from Gravesend on his first voyage for the discovery of a northwest passage to India.

Its record is largely that of battles and sieges, of the brave adventure of discovery and the vexed slaughter of the nations.

Capt. Ross sailed from Shetland, on his first voyage for the discovery of the north-west passage.

It was supposed by many on its discovery to grow like the engraving given—in form resembling a tree or shrub rather than an herb.

The adventure had surprisingly followed upon the discovery that Alicia had been quite wrong.

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On this page you'll find 86 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to discovery, such as: analysis, detection, diagnosis, disclosure, encounter, and exploration.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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