as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
I can detect just a hint of lemon in the soup
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Recent Examples of detect
The same day, her car — a white 2013 Acura TSX four-door sedan with California license plate 9UYY222 — was detected by automatic license plate readers in San Francisco, about 120 miles away, according to the sheriff’s office.
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Bay City News, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
At the heart of the complaint, which is currently under investigation at the ITC, are patents relating to the weeding out of false-positive falls detected by wearables’ motion-detection hardware.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Improvements in survival rates can largely be attributed to less tobacco use, better ways to detect cancers early and the development of more effective treatments, said William Dahut, chief scientific officer for ACS.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Multiple teams are hoping to find a way to detect Siwarha optically.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
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Bay City News, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
At the heart of the complaint, which is currently under investigation at the ITC, are patents relating to the weeding out of false-positive falls detected by wearables’ motion-detection hardware.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Improvements in survival rates can largely be attributed to less tobacco use, better ways to detect cancers early and the development of more effective treatments, said William Dahut, chief scientific officer for ACS.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Multiple teams are hoping to find a way to detect Siwarha optically.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detect
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Investigators also found eight 9 mm casings fired from a Glock pistol at the scene where Holmes was killed, according to the affidavit.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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In doing so, the judge found he could not be involved in the handling of the separate probes related to the civil fraud investigation and the NRA.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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In real life, this means that the system connects to booking systems, demand forecasting tools, and competitive intelligence platforms, creating a feedback loop that learns from every transaction.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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And now that he's learned the shocking truth about her death, her resurrection in the season 2 finale leaves the series hanging on an ominous note.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Jan. 2026
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Watts was located with a pulse but was unconscious and not breathing when he was pulled from the sand.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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In a subsequent report on the incident, the NTSB faulted PG&E for failing to quickly locate the valves needed to shut off the gas release.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Two of the daughter’s classmates had discovered the grisly mayhem; at the time of writing, no suspect had been identified.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Keep reading to discover more tiny house options at Amazon, as well as essentials to fill your new space with.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Want to get ahead at work with AI?—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
13 Jan. 2026
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After a turnover by the Kraken in the neutral zone back across the blue line, Carrick got the puck, skated into the left circle and beat Grubauer low on the blocker side.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Detect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detect. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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