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detected

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verb

past tense of detect

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Recent Examples of detected
Verb
Luban traveled east across the Arabian Sea and was also detected off the western coast of the Indian state of Goa. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 June 2026 French authorities said unusual betting patterns were detected around a yellow card Wahi received in a Ligue 1 match while playing for Nice last month. Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 June 2026 Isar called off a launch attempt on January 21 due to an issue with a pressurization valve, and then halted a countdown on March 25, moments before liftoff, when engineers detected rising temperatures in the rocket’s liquid propane fuel. Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 June 2026 The nearest air quality monitor to the fires indicates that the worst pollution was detected on June 17 and has fluctuated in the following days depending on wind direction, weather and emergency workers’ efforts to contain the blazes. Allison Beck june 19, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026 The agency said air monitoring conducted Wednesday evening found particulate matter levels were generally near background levels, although brief increases were detected within the smoke plume. Sydney Barragan, Daily News, 19 June 2026 The green, slimy algae were first detected in the delta in 1999. Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 19 June 2026 The resulting model detected contact with the cutting board with 95% accuracy. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026 The bacterium Rickettsia lanei was detected in a person who was likely infected while traveling in Northern California and was hospitalized for an undisclosed period before being released, according to the CDPH. Noe Padilla, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detected
Adjective
  • While Kirk may have received hostile or threatening messages, including on social media, those were not part of any identified or actionable threat stream monitored by federal authorities, the person told Sganga.
    Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Keep sensitive mental health data de-identified, limit access by role and do audits.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Amazon‘s Wondery is aiming to amplify the game of Boardroom, the media company founded by NBA champion Kevin Durant and his business partner Rich Kleiman, under a wide-ranging deal.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 June 2026
  • Things to do Menorca’s art scene dates from the 1960s when the Grupo Menorca founded the island’s first contemporary art gallery.
    Adrienne Wyper, TheWeek, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Nathan quickly discovered that limited money forces difficult choices.
    Conor McGill, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • Relatives of a woman discovered dead by her son with her neck slashed in the lobby of her Brooklyn apartment building are appealing to the public for help with funeral expenses.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • The team learned that Pumphrey enlisted in 1777 after leaving his home in Anne Arundel County and traveling to Baltimore City to build a new life for himself.
    JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • The partnership came together after Keating learned that Gerber was already using Uni’s products.
    Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Café Momentum is located at 282 Forbes Avenue in Pittsburgh.
    Josh Taylor, CBS News, 20 June 2026
  • The 4,000-acre Coptic blaze, located further south in Everglades National Park, is less than half contained, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
    Allison Beck June 19, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026

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“Detected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detected. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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