DETECTED Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

detected 1 of 2

adjective

as in identified

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verb

past tense of detect

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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At City Terrace Elementary, OEHS said that 170 mg/kg were detected, more than double the California Department of Toxic Substances Control's applicable screening level. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 The World Health Organization said on Monday that the outbreak likely started in February, long before authorities detected it in one of Congo’s most remote and vulnerable areas. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 The ruling does not determine whether police collection of wireless signals detected by SignalTrace would also count as a search. — Nicole M. Bennett, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026 Microplastics have been detected in human blood, lungs, liver, kidneys, placentas, reproductive tissues, blood vessels, and, more recently, brain tissue. — Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Many prostate cancers are highly curable when detected early, and some low-grade cases don’t need active treatment at all. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026 Pilot studies have detected QACs in human blood serum, breast milk, urine and feces. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 Justin Wrobleski turned in an All-Star-worthy first half but is close to surpassing his career innings total in a season — though the Dodgers have not detected any signs of fatigue. — Katie Woo, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Mysteriously, no water ice was detected in any of the three moons studied or the rings. — Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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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

Definition of identified

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Modi’s rise India is widely considered to be where diamonds were first discovered, with the earliest finds dating back more than 4,000 years.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Klotho was discovered in the late 1990s, by accident, by a group of Japanese scientists who were tinkering with the genes of mice.

— Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of discovered

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Investigators later learned that days after Tran’s killing, the suspects identified by the informant had been arrested in unrelated incidents in Southern California.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Upon arrival, officers learned from medical personnel that Dyer had died of his injuries at the scene, police said.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of learned

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Also added during the renovation, open for lunch, and located under a shade tarp on deck, is the Star Grill.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
The power company said the attack resulted in outages across the southern parts of the city, which is located about 47 kilometers (about 30 miles) west of the capital Tripoli.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

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