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
Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2026
The warrant says a toxicology screening detected oxycodone in the fetus' blood, but police were told the test would not be able to detect misoprostol.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
If the pregnancy hormone hCG was detected, brown-red sediment would start to form in the test tube.
—thehustle.co, 20 Mar. 2026
These mechanical quadrupeds, made by the likes of Boston Dynamics and Ghost Robotics, can patrol premises, scanning the perimeter for intruders, spies, and other ne’er-do-wells, and sound the alarm when holes in fences or other suspicious things are detected.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Many countries are getting hit multiple times a day, and the UAE in particular is bearing the brunt of Iranian attacks; so far, 1,714 drones, 334 ballistics, and 15 cruise missiles have been detected by the UAE from Iran, according to UAE data.
—Andrea Mitchell, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
In 1977, a powerful 72-second radio burst was detected originating from the Sagittarius constellation with a bandwidth and intensity that suggested a possible extraterrestrial source.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026
In the far future, our Universe will become something that’s virtually unrecognizable to us today, as our bright, star-and-galaxy-rich cosmos will transform into a sparse, dark landscape from which precious few signals could ever be detected.
—Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected the lava glowing inside the Halemaumau crater at the volcano's summit caldera through webcam images, indicating Kilauea had begun erupting.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
The key insight of the study is that gravitational waves don’t need to physically push atoms to be detected.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2026
The warrant says a toxicology screening detected oxycodone in the fetus' blood, but police were told the test would not be able to detect misoprostol.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
If the pregnancy hormone hCG was detected, brown-red sediment would start to form in the test tube.
—thehustle.co, 20 Mar. 2026
These mechanical quadrupeds, made by the likes of Boston Dynamics and Ghost Robotics, can patrol premises, scanning the perimeter for intruders, spies, and other ne’er-do-wells, and sound the alarm when holes in fences or other suspicious things are detected.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Many countries are getting hit multiple times a day, and the UAE in particular is bearing the brunt of Iranian attacks; so far, 1,714 drones, 334 ballistics, and 15 cruise missiles have been detected by the UAE from Iran, according to UAE data.
—Andrea Mitchell, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
In 1977, a powerful 72-second radio burst was detected originating from the Sagittarius constellation with a bandwidth and intensity that suggested a possible extraterrestrial source.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026
In the far future, our Universe will become something that’s virtually unrecognizable to us today, as our bright, star-and-galaxy-rich cosmos will transform into a sparse, dark landscape from which precious few signals could ever be detected.
—Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected the lava glowing inside the Halemaumau crater at the volcano's summit caldera through webcam images, indicating Kilauea had begun erupting.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detected
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Dolores Huerta, 95, who co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) Union with Chavez, has accused him of raping her twice.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Port Harcourt was founded in 1913 and governed by the military, the police, and by courts that upheld colonial law to protect British commercial interests and missionaries.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Archaeologists discovered two astonishing Iron Age hoards in North Yorkshire, one of them being the largest ever found in British history, which has changed the historical understanding of wealth and power in pre-Roman Britain.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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In 2004, after Walker had wrapped up as a weekly series, the then–Late Night host Conan O’Brien (or one of his writers) discovered that the show’s parent company held the syndication rights to Walker, and Late Night could air clips from it whenever the writers wanted to.—
Chris Klimek,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
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This will be a bumper quarter for oil and gas shareholders, who have always learned to stick it out through the doldrums for spikey periods like this.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Herald has learned the city’s largest police union, Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association and SEIU Local 888 were two of the three unions to vote in favor of the city’s cost-cutting offer for GLP-1 drugs.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Medical Examiner's office said the Los Angeles County Fire Department located Emily Beutner, 22, in a field near the intersection of Sierra Highway and Technology Drive in Palmdale, appearing to be suffering from medical distress.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Reagan Sports Club, located at 14601 Ronald Reagan Blvd.—
Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Detected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detected. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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