1
as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
we couldn't descry the reasons for his sudden departure
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2
as in to notice
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes
could just descry the ship coming over the horizon
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for descry
Verb
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That lab found trace amounts of the cocaine metabolite, norcocaine.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025 -
ZiPS, a popular player projection model found on FanGraphs, predicts Goldschmidt will hit .250/.325/.437 with 23 homers, 81 RBI, a 116 wRC+ and 2.2 WAR in 2025.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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But in the past two years, users have begun to notice advertisements for the casino taking up a sizable amount of space online.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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Upon following up with the participants two weeks later, Rodriguez noticed that those who practiced cognitive reappraisal writing tasks experienced significantly less conflict, aggression and disagreements in their romantic relationship.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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While on the scene, troopers from Troop E in Montville learned that Troop D in Danielson held an active arrest warrant for Leblanc, state police said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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Martinez learned she’d been fired in the last four minutes of her shift on Feb. 14.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Austria saw some success with this rule, but Australia did not.—
Aldo Flores-Quiroga,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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For years, Broccoli and Wilson resisted the siren call to fully exploit the property that is based on Ian Fleming’s spy novels across multiple platforms and sometimes didn’t see eye-to-eye with each other, according to insiders.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
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Israeli media reported there had been explosions on three empty buses in parking lots in Bat Yam, a suburb close to Tel Aviv, while bombs were discovered and disabled on two other buses.—
Alexander Cornwell,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The song has been in heavy rotation on classic rock radio for decades, and it was discovered by a new generation in 1996 when Seal covered it on the Space Jam soundtrack.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2025
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The space rock was spotted late last year and reported on Dec. 27, 2024, to the Minor Planet Center, the official authority for observing and reporting new asteroids, comets and other small bodies in the solar system.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The boat was spotted by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations patrol aircraft and notified the Coast Guard.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Immigration, police, and relief authorities kept close watch on the Fort Worth Latino communities on the North Side and Dallas Alley, located on East Victory Boulevard, in the early 20th century.—
Richard J. Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Mar. 2025
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Four weeks after their treatment, their vision was evaluated using a range of tests, including following a pen light, moving crayons between cups, locating white objects on a dark background, and navigating a corridor.—
Michael Irving,
New Atlas,
1 Mar. 2025
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Hawaii has reportedly eyed the idea positively, and rival Candela has its electric hydrofoil vessels already operating in Stockholm, Sweden, with plans for Lake Tahoe in the US, as well as Saudi Arabia and New Zealand.—
Nicole Kobie,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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On the other hand, this is expected to be an uncommonly deep draft at running back and teams looking for tailbacks may be eyeing a rookie.—
Matt Barrows,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Descry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descry. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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