discern a pattern

Frequency: 5.52.1 per million words

to notice or recognize a pattern that is not obvious

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Examples (10)

  • Researchers often analyze data to discern a pattern in consumer behavior.
  • It was difficult to discern any clear pattern in the chaotic events of that week.
  • Can you discern a pattern in these seemingly random numbers?
  • The detective was trying to discern a pattern in the series of thefts.
  • Over time, biologists began to discern a pattern in the animal's migration.
  • The analyst looked at the charts, hoping to discern a pattern before the market opened.
  • If we look closely, we might discern a pattern in the weather changes.
  • It takes a trained eye to discern a pattern in these archaeological ruins.
  • The software is designed to discern a pattern in network traffic that indicates a hack.
  • She struggled to discern a pattern in her husband's unpredictable moods.