Collocations for "discovery"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "discovery" in context.
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discovery
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- an [amazing, incredible, unbelievable] discovery
- [scientific, wildlife, marine, human] discovery
- has [reported, claimed] a new [scientific] discovery
- the discovery of [penicillin, electricity, a new planet, the atom]
- a potentially [life, world] -changing discovery
- the discovery could be (potentially) [life] -changing
- new discoveries about the [universe, sea, human body]
- the discovery has been [published, announced] [in, by]
- is credited with the discovery (of)
- is given credit for the discovery (of)
- is known for her discovery of
- the discovery [should, may well] shed light on
- the discovery could [lead to, result in, help]
- have made [an amazing, a breakthrough] discovery
- the discovery [startled, surprised, encouraged] (many)
- (wrongly) [credited, associated] with the discovery of
- [unearthed, made] some [startling, alarming] discoveries
- the first-hand discovery of
'discovery' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
anniversary
- barren
- central
- character
- contribution
- credit
- crucial
- curtain
- damn
- distraught
- forefront
- groundbreaking
- hard
- historical
- humble
- incredible
- journey
- musician
- possible
- potential
- recent
- relative
- remarkable
- result
- self
- shocking
- startling
- subsequently
- teach
- term
- this
- useful
- valuable
- vault
- which
- write