NOSED OUT Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

nosed out

verb

past tense of nose out

as in found

to come upon after searching, study, or effort independent investigators eventually nosed out proof of White House wrongdoing

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Drohan founded Solairus in 2009 after two decades in the industry.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Blue Bird, founded in Fort Valley, will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2027.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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Investigators later learned that days after Tran’s killing, the suspects identified by the informant had been arrested in unrelated incidents in Southern California.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Upon arrival, officers learned from medical personnel that Dyer had died of his injuries at the scene, police said.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of learned

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Also added during the renovation, open for lunch, and located under a shade tarp on deck, is the Star Grill.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
The power company said the attack resulted in outages across the southern parts of the city, which is located about 47 kilometers (about 30 miles) west of the capital Tripoli.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

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Modi’s rise India is widely considered to be where diamonds were first discovered, with the earliest finds dating back more than 4,000 years.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Klotho was discovered in the late 1990s, by accident, by a group of Japanese scientists who were tinkering with the genes of mice.

— Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of discovered

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The silver suit was covered in PVC cut-outs, which ran down to her metallic pumps.

— Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
France took the lead with a solo try from Ntamack, who ran down the short side from about 22-meters out, dummied, palmed off a defender and crashed over in a tackle in the 52nd, and conversion from skipper Maxime Lucu.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026

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