MAJOR (IN) Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

major (in)

verb

Definition of major (in)

as in to find out

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When Artificial does go wide, audiences may be most surprised to find out that the true lead of Artificial isn’t Garfield’s ambitious Altman but Borisov’s brilliant, sweet oddball Ilya Sutskever.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026
Agile also rested on the idea that mistakes were expensive, so the cheapest way to test a product was to ship the MVP and find out.

— Tim Lee, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of find out

Verb

In the world of Dune, the suit transforms the sweat into drinking water; but in the Mexican desert, the sweat just pools, sticks to my skin and runs down my arms.

— Kyle Maclachlan, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
The worst came during the early hours of July 28, when heavy rains fell on already soggy ground, running down steep hills into narrow river valleys — a perfect recipe for fast, devastating flooding.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of run down

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After seeing information about the National Day of Action online, Isabel Montano, a junior studying philosophy and economics, decided to take action at SIUE.

— Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
Na studied crafts at university, working with wood, metal, dyes and ceramics, because flat, two-dimensional drawing had come to bore him.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of study

Verb

My colleague Morgan Chittum, who just joined Fortune and who Term Sheet readers will be hearing a lot more from soon, dug into this question in a recent piece.

— Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
In a complex case that took years to get to trial, jurors heard weeks of testimony from children who had lived with their parents at the compound, other family members, firearms experts, doctors and forensic technicians.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of hear

Verb

However, this remains a theoretical prediction; the researchers have not detected Majorana modes in YbSb₂.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Later, as the company relies more and more on the AI for a combination of coding help and strategic advice, the AI might use subtle persuasion to reduce resources spent on safety and tamper with experiments designed to detect AI deception.

— Geoffrey Irving, Time, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of detect

Verb

The team was also able to determine the mass of both bodies in ZTF J0440+2325.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
The Reaveys spent Callum’s early years performing their own intensive physical and speech therapies with him, determined their son would roll over, crawl, and learn to say his name.

— Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of determine

Verb

Bland said detectives were looking to interview staff and the suspect to ascertain a motive for the attack.

— Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Many children will train at three or four of the ‘pre-academy’ centres run by professional clubs to ascertain a preference before choosing which club to officially join at under-nine.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of ascertain

Verb

Time spent with an app cannot discern this, because seeking comfort from an app and looking after an app that claims to miss you can look very similar.

— Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026
The house that bears his name has long demonstrated an equally discerning eye for colored gemstones.

— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of discern

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