discern
Example Sentences
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It could take time before policymakers can discern which of those effects are dominant, and respond.
These are two women who know who they are from the jump, and the audience never spends a single moment trying to discern that, either.
From Salon
Just because he seems annoyed when you ask questions doesn’t mean you should stop; you just need to be more discerning about which issues you bring to him.
From MarketWatch
“Bold, discerning, and unapologetically original, he represents the same spirit that defines our brand,” Lucid said of Chalamet.
From Los Angeles Times
The researchers discerned patterns of meaning in lines, notches, dots, and crosses on objects like mammoth tusks as old as 45,000 years in caves in Germany.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
