as in to find out
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for major (in)
Verb
-
Although the remarkable images of active volcanoes drew everyone’s attention, the goal of these flybys was to find out if a magma ocean truly lay beneath the moon’s rocky skin.—
Robin Andrews,
Wired News,
15 June 2025 -
The plot centers around a group of internet ghost hunters desperate to find out whatever happened to their friend, Riley (played by Sarah Durn).—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
13 June 2025
Verb
-
But while in the batter’s box and while running down that line, his fire burned just as hot as if there were twenty scouts in the stands judging his every movement.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
-
His white shirt is blood stained and blood can be seen running down his face and matted in his hair a crowd assist him to the medical staff.—
Hannah Parry
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
Verb
-
Now, the 36-year-old Choudhary—who studied art before becoming a jeweler—has forged his own path by setting antique gems in modern geometric designs.—
Jill Newman,
Robb Report,
12 June 2025
-
Phillippe and Brubaker both attended the University of California, Berkeley Both Brubaker and Phillippe studied at the University of California, Berkeley, for their undergraduate degrees.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
12 June 2025
Verb
-
If the sky becomes threatening and thunder can be heard, find a safe place to shelter.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2025
-
If the sky turns ominous and thunder can be heard, find a secure place for shelter.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
Verb
-
Asian needle ants were first detected in the U.S. almost a century ago, but the species has continued to expand its reach, primarily throughout the Southeast, and this pest could potentially be deadly to humans, according to Dan Suiter, a professor of urban entomology at the University of Georgia.—
Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
10 June 2025
-
The aphid was carried from Africa by the harmattan wind across the ocean to the Caribbean; it was detected in Florida’s sugarcane fields in the late nineteen-seventies and, in 2013, on sorghum crops farther north.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Verb
-
There is no update on the containment progress of the fire and its cause has yet to be determined. Source: National Interagency Fire Center This story was originally published June 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2025
-
Future studies with more participants—measuring the long-term effects of these diets—are needed to determine who benefits the most from each one.—
Simon Spichak,
Health,
14 June 2025
Verb
-
While buyers and sellers involved in the transaction could not be immediately ascertained, CNBC-TV18, citing sources familiar with the matter, noted that South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Company was likely among the sellers in the deal.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
2 June 2025
-
Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams says his office is combing through jail call logs and cross-referencing fingerprints and DNA samples to ascertain who else working at the jail may have been involved.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
29 May 2025
Verb
-
Some Americans worried that all these changes—and all these strangers—undermined their ability to discern people’s authentic identities.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
-
So far as botanists have been able to discern, Sadowski notes, carnivorous plants of one form or another have evolved at least ten times.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 June 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Major (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/major%20%28in%29. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share