- present participle of discover.
discovering
Example Sentences
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Garcia, who fronts local band Exutoire, said discovering the local alternative scene “changed everything.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026
"You attract new generations because they like the cartoons, and then your nine-year-old kid is discovering Bobby Womack or Mark E Smith and all of the wonderful people we work with."
From BBC • Jun. 21, 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
The serendipity of finding a book he hadn’t known about was delicious, as was the pleasure of discovering the expected—a book he knew he wanted if only he could find it in Buschke’s labyrinth.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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