discern
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Discern anything in her performances but unhurried grace and pure greatness.
From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2022
Discern the nature of identity in various rhetorical and cultural contexts.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
Research New Type of Test May Better Discern Immunity to the Coronavirus Antibodies aren’t the only kind of immune cell in the body.
From The Verge • Nov. 14, 2020
Discern Science claims accuracy rates in their preliminary studies – including the one in Bucharest – have been between 83% and 85%.
From The Guardian • Sep. 5, 2019
Discern the molding hand of the potter commanding the clay, from his merely beating foot, as it turns the wheel.
From The Ethics of the Dust by Ruskin, John
Vocabulary lists containing discern
Things Fall Apart
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Romeo and Juliet
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Grade 10, List 5
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