ascertaining

verb

present participle of ascertain
1
as in realizing
to come to an awareness of was immediately able to ascertain that the girl was uncomfortable talking about her life at home

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2
as in finding
to come upon after searching, study, or effort ascertained that their old colonial-era house had once functioned as a tavern

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Recent Examples of ascertaining As the financial leader of a growing organization, balancing growth, cost pressure and financial stewardship while ascertaining employee enrichment led me to explore healthcare benefits from a strategic perspective. — Kumar Rupesh, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Grocery store errands become more efficient, and visits to coffee shops, restaurants, and bars require ascertaining where the nearest bomb shelter lies. — Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026 This is the validation process and is tremendously crucial for ascertaining whether the RFT has made a positive significant difference in the AI model’s domain specificity. — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascertaining
  1. realizing
  2. finding
  3. discovering
  4. learning
  5. seeing
  6. locating
  7. hearing
  8. determining
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  • Much like Whitford back in the late 1980s, Blyth is realizing that Kaffee basically never gets to leave the stage.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Then, after realizing how cash-strapped a large chunk of these schools were, the conversation shifted towards the Big Ten's idea of 24-teams.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of realizing
Verb
  • Two days later, investigators searched his hotel room and reported finding nearly 700 grams of cocaine, more than 70 grams of fentanyl, drug packaging materials and $13,867, according to authorities.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In January, its investigators reported finding more than 100 hallucinated citations in papers accepted at NeurIPS, one of the world’s top AI research conferences, as Fortune first reported.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of finding
Verb
  • In fact, Ferrer first worked as a jazz drummer before moving into visual arts after discovering Surrealist artists and writers during a 1954 trip to Paris.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Notably, the customer journey has become more fragmented — consumers are discovering brands via social, then browsing their websites, asking questions, receiving texts, making a purchase, then contacting service later.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of discovering
Verb
  • Carmella is also still mad at Vicki for saying that Danny is raising her kids, and Heather is angry after learning that Vicki called her fake in Palm Springs.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Nicholas Razo, Santa Fe Springs’ assistant city manager, told The Times that the city had previously raised concerns with the league about subletting and took action after learning the practice was continuing.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of learning
Verb
  • Machchhar said his daughter had come to visit him in hospital but got scared seeing him in his condition.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • There are few things more destabilizing than seeing an ex in the wild.
    — Eileen Kelly, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of seeing
Verb
  • This component's other skills include locating large files and folders, locating empty files, irretrievably erasing drives (other than the boot drive), uninstalling apps, and defragmenting disks and the registry.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Northeastern University opened a graduate program in the same neighborhood, Wynwood, where Carnegie Mellon is locating.
    — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of locating
Verb
  • The Supreme Court will open its new term Monday by hearing arguments on whether the oil and gas industry may be forced to pay damages for the scorching heat waves, wildfires and droughts that are blamed on climate change.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The controller was having trouble hearing the pilots and asked them to repeat their messages, including altitude, several times, according to the audio.
    — Anselm Gibbs, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of hearing
Verb
  • The organization is helping provide fliers the family can use to canvas the area and will serve as a conduit with law enforcement while determining what other assistance the family needs.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Leaders and teams can then participate in developing practical solutions while the organization establishes clear measures for determining whether those changes are producing a different employee experience.
    — Gwen Mdinaradze, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of determining

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“Ascertaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ascertaining. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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