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
William Harwood, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Whenever Corsight detected his face, it would be swapped for the likeness of Tom Cruise.
—Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
No primordial black hole has as yet ever been unequivocally detected.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
New state detected The experiments revealed that water can exist at two distinct liquid phases at low temperatures and high pressures.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
Scientists are still investigating what ultimately happened to Chrysalis' surviving core, and whether debris from the event may have left traces elsewhere in Saturn's system — such as unusual impact features on icy moons that could perhaps be detected by future spacecraft.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 27 Mar. 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
Earlier genetic scans performed by other researchers had not detected this type of resistance in Anopheles darlingi, and neither did ours.
—Jacob A Tennessen, The Conversation, 26 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
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The crew originally hoped to blast off in early February but the flight was delayed, first by hydrogen leaks detected during a fueling test, and then by problems pressurizing the rocket's upper stage propulsion system.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Whenever Corsight detected his face, it would be swapped for the likeness of Tom Cruise.
—Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
No primordial black hole has as yet ever been unequivocally detected.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
New state detected The experiments revealed that water can exist at two distinct liquid phases at low temperatures and high pressures.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
Scientists are still investigating what ultimately happened to Chrysalis' surviving core, and whether debris from the event may have left traces elsewhere in Saturn's system — such as unusual impact features on icy moons that could perhaps be detected by future spacecraft.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 27 Mar. 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
Earlier genetic scans performed by other researchers had not detected this type of resistance in Anopheles darlingi, and neither did ours.
—Jacob A Tennessen, The Conversation, 26 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
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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Police said investigator reviewed additional video and learned the suspect had placed hidden cameras in at least two other parks.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Chance first learned about the crash when Tanya’s iPhone issued an SOS alert.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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The investigation centers around Scrooge Sul, located at 1149 13th Street.—
Jamie Leary,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The backstory Bãi San Hô, purchased in 2014 by French hotelier Arnaud Zannier, is the sixth hotel in the Zannier Hotels portfolio–others are located in Namibia, Cambodia and France (another opening in France is set to happen later in 2026).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Detected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detected. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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