FINDINGS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

findings

noun

plural of finding

as in rulings

a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard the evidence supported a finding of unfair bias, and the court entered judgment for the plaintiff

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as in discoveries

the act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time the scientists were thrilled with the finding of the new fossil

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Recent Examples of findings Jessica Mack, a health and wellness expert and founder of The Functional Consulting Group who was not involved in the study, said the findings reflect a growing understanding that health is influenced by more than exercise and nutrition alone. —

Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026 Others were placed under house arrest, harassed or subject to extensive surveillance, or had their passports confiscated, according to prior NPR reporting and the findings of the United Nations and rights groups. —

Emily Feng, NPR, 17 May 2026 The review’s findings are due back to the council within 30 days. —

Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026 The significance of these findings The study suggests human right-handedness may be deeply rooted in the same evolutionary changes that transformed how our ancestors moved and interacted with the world. —

Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026 The findings were published in the journal Nature Chemical Biology. —

Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 The findings were discussed in an internal memo Prasad sent to staffers last November, though the FDA has not formally announced the findings or explained how they were developed. —

Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 16 May 2026 The findings suggest whales, like humans, cooperate during birth—something that had never been documented in detail before. —

Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 May 2026 The Pentagon declined to comment on these findings; CNN has also reached out to the Cuban government. —

Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 10 May 2026

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School dance team members, being female exclusively, are not restricted by Title IX restrictions the way boys in baseball and basketball are restricted by Title IX rulings.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
In the hours after the Missouri Supreme Court upheld the state’s gerrymandered congressional map, the two rulings have ushered in a chaotic and uncertain period for Kansas City voters.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026