[make] a discovery
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to find or identify something new or previously unknown, often through research, exploration, or investigation
- The scientist was excited to make a discovery that could revolutionize the field of medicine.
- Through extensive research, historians made a discovery of lost documents from the medieval era.
- The detective made a discovery that led to the solving of the cold case.
- After years of exploration, the team finally made a discovery of a new species of plant.
- Through extensive research, historians made a discovery about an undocumented event in history.