DETECTED Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

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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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Schweitzer noted that this substance is not detected in living red blood cells. — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026 Although Cinequest detected strong interest and viewing intentions before release, the eventual scale of the success exceeded what those indicators could predict. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026 Most recently, the telescope was instrumental in documenting comet 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever detected passing through the solar system. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2026 But even in the year or so that the family has been doing this, the Zarets have detected a subtle shift. — Jon Marcus, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026 To date, no human-to-human transmission of HPAI has been reported from the over 70 human cases detected since 2024. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026 The tiny snail was first detected in Michigan in 2015 and was previously found in Au Sable, Boardman, Grass, Pere Marquette, Pine and Upper Manistee rivers in Northern Michigan. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 The researchers also detected hydroxyproline, an amino acid associated with collagen. — New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026 Those two independent spacecraft in geostationary orbit detected the bolide via onboard lightning imagers. — Leonard David, Space.com, 1 Nov. 2026

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Eight Sleep also collects and has a massive cache of user data that, when aggregated and de-identified, can be used to identify broader trends and support research, reports, and studies on sleep and health.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of identified

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Covering an area of the sky equivalent to 19 full moons, as seen from our vantage point, this cosmic Kaiju was discovered in late 2022 by Japanese astronomers using data from the Subaru Telescope.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Nov. 2026
The film was made with emerging directors discovered by the lab, who raised investment and set up their own studio, and the lab’s work drew backing from Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of discovered

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Investigators learned that White was under state supervision and wearing a GPS monitoring device, and quickly located and arrested him at a restaurant in New Britain.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
Variety has learned that Harry Styles has had discussions about the part, and Theo James, 41, also hasn’t been ruled out.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of learned

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Cothiere, a Haitian-American public school educator who is married to Democratic State Representative Wallace Aristide, excelled in precincts located in North Miami and North Miami Beach, where there are significant Haitian communities.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
Situated on Plaça de Catalunya, it couldn’t be better located for exploring the city centre or getting out to other districts.

— Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026

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