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“Find” or “Fined”

find / fined are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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What each term means

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find f·AY·n·d

  • verbcome upon, as if by accident; meet with.
  • verbcome upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost.
  • verbcome to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds.
  • verbobtain through effort or management.
  • verbperceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place.
  • verbsucceed in reaching; arrive at.

fined f·AY·n·d

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Examples in context

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“find”

  • …recharge after being used to find each of them.
  • Kaufmann however did not find the theme conveyed with particular…
  • He returns home to find Cora waiting for him.
  • …caves are good places to find humidity-loving collembola and Pseudosinella dobati…
  • …tells Casper that he will find another.
  • …action-oriented strategic space game should find this title to their liking."
  • Director Roger Corman did not find the music of Parsons' band…
  • …Rod Stewart, but did not find its way on to The…
  • …it hard for them to find venues.
  • …Aethiopia, tells the daughters to find a country that ends in…

“fined”

  • …a few cases women were fined €150 (US$190) for ignoring the
  • …November 2013, Sam's Chicken were fined £1750 by Ealing Council for…
  • In March 2016, Kruse was fined £20,000 and warned of his…
  • As a result he was fined 20% of his pay, and…
  • The driver was fined and L'Estrange's injuries are not
  • Six war protesters fined.
  • …are: (a) a driver is fined for illegal parking; (b) a…
  • …fans during the match and fined him £1,000.
  • …was not, and Equifax was fined $30,000.
  • …in 1857, District Judge Gray fined Robert G. Mills $100,000 after…

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