Discovery and Loss

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Discovery noun - The act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time.

Usage example: the discovery of a new species of starfish

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Loss is an antonym for discovery in topics: treasure, finding.

Loss noun - The act or an instance of not having or being able to find.

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Discovery is an antonym for loss.

Nearby Word: losing

human	human discovery	human loss
similar	similar discovery	similar loss
public	public discovery	public loss
original	original discovery	original loss
Other adjectives: actual, constant, big, huge, unfortunate, terrible, personal, major, immediate, possible, final, significant, subsequent, last, eventual, greatest, recent, sudden, horrific.

Episode 17 involves the discovery of an alien craft and the loss of Jason's arm.

Source: Podcast / Knox Kast Radio
Transition from early to middle coincided with the death of his teacher, Haydn (whose shadow he had been trying to escape) as well as the discovery of the deterioration of his hearing, and middle-to-late transition came about after he learned to deal with the complete loss of his hearing.

Source: Growing The Beard / Music

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