as in identified
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as in found
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
Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Then the fact that the more distant radio wave pulses aligned with gamma-ray blasts from these pulsars detected by NASA's Fermi Space Telescope indicated to the team that both types of electromagnetic radiation were being emitted from the same non-polar and distant regions around these pulsars.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2026
This demonstrates that most photons that enter the system can be reliably detected.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
They’ve also been detected in blood, breast milk and even meconium — an infant’s first stool.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
It was first detected in 2022 but then mysteriously went silent.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) issued a health advisory on Thursday about reports of medetomidine being detected in fentanyl.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Libya’s Ports and Maritime Transport Authority is urging vessels to report any change in the tanker’s status or if in case a leak or smoke was detected.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Investigators came under scrutiny for failing to get a search warrant for the golfer’s blood samples, which could have detected any evidence of alcohol or drugs.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
The distress signals are detected by satellites and by military aircraft or other receivers.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Then the fact that the more distant radio wave pulses aligned with gamma-ray blasts from these pulsars detected by NASA's Fermi Space Telescope indicated to the team that both types of electromagnetic radiation were being emitted from the same non-polar and distant regions around these pulsars.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2026
This demonstrates that most photons that enter the system can be reliably detected.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
They’ve also been detected in blood, breast milk and even meconium — an infant’s first stool.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
It was first detected in 2022 but then mysteriously went silent.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) issued a health advisory on Thursday about reports of medetomidine being detected in fentanyl.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Libya’s Ports and Maritime Transport Authority is urging vessels to report any change in the tanker’s status or if in case a leak or smoke was detected.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Investigators came under scrutiny for failing to get a search warrant for the golfer’s blood samples, which could have detected any evidence of alcohol or drugs.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detected
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Its founding principles—informed by an environmentally-conscious ethos and values which ‘protect the islands, support local communities, and do business in a…fair and future-focused way,’ says Dixon—mirrored those at Nikoi, and still hold strong today.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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And the three who founded it in 1998 ran two unlicensed boarding schools in Missouri that have since been closed amid abuse allegations.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Will County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Monday that more remains have been found in the same location where the bones of a missing man were discovered last week.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Gerald Lopez, who taught English and coached sports at the East County school, was arrested in 2022 by El Cajon police after the then-17-year-old girl’s mother discovered a series of text messages between her daughter and Lopez.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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According to Sadriu, officers learned that Cupe was allegedly assaulting a woman in the park when a bystander intervened in an effort to stop the assault.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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Detectives also learned that the juvenile would not be in the state and had no intention of attending the event.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The church is located at 13925 El Camino Real, San Diego, 92130.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Donaldsonville was located in the center of the state’s thriving sugar industry, which was rife with planters growing wealthy on the labor of the enslaved.—
Brenda Wineapple,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Detected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detected. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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