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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 detected
Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026
But for the less-superstitious and more scientific-minded folks, Apophis' impending approach toward our planet represents an unprecedented opportunity to study one of the most potentially hazardous asteroids ever detected.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Anthropic has said Mythos has already detected thousands of severe vulnerabilities across every major operating system and web browser, some undetected for decades.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
The same scale of heat can be detected since then, according to NASA’s fire information website.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
The proteins can be detected before other symptoms appear, so researchers had theorized that drugs designed to eliminate them could slow or prevent the disease, for which there is no cure.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
The disease was only detected twice locally in the previous six years.
—Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Prostate cancer is usually treatable if detected at an early stage.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Researchers detected rare quark-antiquark pairs created from the vacuum itself rather than from the colliding protons.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
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Only a fraction of all stars can have their planets detected, but every star can have their percentage of heavy elements (what astronomers call metallicity) measured.
—Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026
But for the less-superstitious and more scientific-minded folks, Apophis' impending approach toward our planet represents an unprecedented opportunity to study one of the most potentially hazardous asteroids ever detected.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Anthropic has said Mythos has already detected thousands of severe vulnerabilities across every major operating system and web browser, some undetected for decades.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
The same scale of heat can be detected since then, according to NASA’s fire information website.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
The proteins can be detected before other symptoms appear, so researchers had theorized that drugs designed to eliminate them could slow or prevent the disease, for which there is no cure.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
The disease was only detected twice locally in the previous six years.
—Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Prostate cancer is usually treatable if detected at an early stage.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Researchers detected rare quark-antiquark pairs created from the vacuum itself rather than from the colliding protons.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detected
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The eponymous public relations firm his father founded in 1952 has ridden — and shaped — the growth of its industry to become the world’s largest communications group, with annual revenues of almost $1 billion.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Bob Baker, founded in 1963 by its namesake puppeteer, now attracts more than 145,000 audience members per year, including about 20,000 students via school field trips.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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But a recent study discovered a different ratio in how exercising impacts our health.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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On Turner’s Facebook page, however, the defense attorneys discovered a tantalizing comment posted from the account of a woman named Marlene Kennedy.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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After 20 years with the Broward school district as a teacher and, recently, a transportation supervisor, Venice Jackson learned Wednesday her job was being cut.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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There’s a long trail of quarterbacks who learned the hard way by testing Clark.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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The suspect was later located in Paramount and arrested Tuesday, April 14.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
18 Apr. 2026
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The seven-screen theater, located near the North Hollywood Metro station, is considered one of the company’s more accessible venues and a key part of the NoHo Arts District.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Detected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detected. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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