discover
verb (used with object)
to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown).
were discovering
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past progressiveof discover.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Southern California boosters were discovering that the region’s “semi-tropical” climate could be marketed as a healthful paradise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025
At the time, researchers were discovering some crucial clues about how humans had spread from Asia across the Bering Land Bridge into North America.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
Led by Ganguly, and carried forward by Dhoni, India were discovering players beyond the traditional centres.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2024
The Einsteinian concept of time running slower in the early universe arose in the late 1920s as astronomers were discovering cosmic expansion.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 19, 2023
We were discovering new things about them all the time.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
