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
Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Five days ago, it was detected near Pittsburg.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Researchers found that women who had more calcification in their breast arteries, plus calcification that progressed, detected on mammograms were at higher risk of dangerous cardiovascular events like strokes, heart failure, heart attacks and death.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 30 Jan. 2026
Nearly an hour after the odor was detected, an energy technician arrived at the facility and identified a leak on a meter set valve in the basement boiler room, according to the report.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
The vehicle detected the child and braked hard.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Subtle changes are detected early.
—Sahar Hashmi, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Several countries, including Thailand and Nepal, have increased their surveillance after cases of the deadly Nipah virus were detected in India.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2026
Waymo said the car's technology detected an individual and reduced speed from approximately 17 mph to under 6 mph before the child was hit.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
The finding, Araki said, suggests that many more molecules containing sulfur, perhaps even larger, could be detected in the future.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Five days ago, it was detected near Pittsburg.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Researchers found that women who had more calcification in their breast arteries, plus calcification that progressed, detected on mammograms were at higher risk of dangerous cardiovascular events like strokes, heart failure, heart attacks and death.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 30 Jan. 2026
Nearly an hour after the odor was detected, an energy technician arrived at the facility and identified a leak on a meter set valve in the basement boiler room, according to the report.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
The vehicle detected the child and braked hard.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Subtle changes are detected early.
—Sahar Hashmi, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Several countries, including Thailand and Nepal, have increased their surveillance after cases of the deadly Nipah virus were detected in India.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2026
Waymo said the car's technology detected an individual and reduced speed from approximately 17 mph to under 6 mph before the child was hit.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detected
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Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In 1916, the Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temple, also known as the Denver Buddhist Church at the time, was founded at 1950 Lawrence St.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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By printing the message, the killer no longer seemed to care about being discovered, despite the fact that not a single fingerprint was found on either side.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Where has the medallion been discovered in past years?—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
27 Jan. 2026
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Ruhe said the debate reflects lessons learned from nearly two years of war.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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And one of the main lessons that will be learned from that account is that while the harms that occurred came quickly and sometimes surprisingly easily, their negative consequences — on universities and society at large — will linger for a long time.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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One commercial building — without any signage indicating hospice services were located inside — received state licenses for 112 hospices.—
William La Jeunesse,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The station would be ideally located near the Capitol Square, Monona Terrace and downtown hotels, the study said.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Detected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detected. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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