Example : She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water.
We found traces of lead in the paint.

Synonyms : detect, find, notice, observe

Example : I learned that she has two grown-up children.
I see that you have been promoted.

Synonyms : find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see

Example : Roentgen discovered X-rays.
Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle.

Synonyms : find

Example : She found that he had lied to her.
The story is false, so far as I can discover.

Synonyms : find

Example : The archeologists chanced upon an old tomb.
She struck a goldmine.
The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake.

Synonyms : attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, strike

Example : The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold.
The actress won't reveal how old she is.
Bring out the truth.
He broke the news to her.
Unwrap the evidence in the murder case.
The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings.

Synonyms : break, bring out, disclose, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap

Example : Who discovered the North Pole?.

Synonyms : describe, distinguish, identify, key, key out, name