- present participle of discover.
discovering
Example Sentences
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“As he’s discovering his presence as a rock star. He’s investigating what it means to be a rock star.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026
Instead of focusing solely on discovering new materials or changing their chemistry, researchers may be able to improve performance by carefully engineering the surfaces on which those materials are grown.
From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2026
For years, defenders focused on discovering software vulnerabilities before attackers could exploit them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
"But discovering a necropolis of this scale was completely unexpected: the size of distribution, the depth and the age range were far beyond anything we had imagined," Xiaotong Peng said.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
I haven’t managed to shake the feeling since discovering it, and so I’m already on the back foot when I walk in the classroom.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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