discovery

amazing, big, exciting, great, important, major, remarkable, significant, startling, surprising, unexpected

The scientists made an exciting discovery about how plants communicate with each other underground.

awful, chilling, grim, terrible

When they opened the old box in the attic, they made a terrible discovery about their grandmother's past.

accidental, chance

The scientist made an accidental discovery when she spilled chemicals and created a new material.

personal

During her year abroad, she went through a period of personal discovery that changed her perspective on life.

make

Archaeologists made an exciting discovery of ancient pottery buried beneath the old temple.

lead to

This new research method led to the discovery of three unknown species in the rainforest.

await

Scientists hope that important new medicines await discovery in the rainforest.

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The discovery by archaeologists of ancient pottery sheds light on how people lived thousands of years ago.

~ of

The archaeologists made an exciting discovery of ancient Roman coins buried beneath the garden.

a process of discovery, a journey/voyage of discovery

Learning a new language is a process of discovery that opens doors to different cultures.