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I can detect just a hint of lemon in the soup
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Recent Examples of detected
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 June 2026
French authorities said unusual betting patterns were detected around a yellow card Wahi received in a Ligue 1 match while playing for Nice last month.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 June 2026
Isar called off a launch attempt on January 21 due to an issue with a pressurization valve, and then halted a countdown on March 25, moments before liftoff, when engineers detected rising temperatures in the rocket’s liquid propane fuel.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 June 2026
The nearest air quality monitor to the fires indicates that the worst pollution was detected on June 17 and has fluctuated in the following days depending on wind direction, weather and emergency workers’ efforts to contain the blazes.
—Allison Beck
june 19, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026
The agency said air monitoring conducted Wednesday evening found particulate matter levels were generally near background levels, although brief increases were detected within the smoke plume.
—Sydney Barragan, Daily News, 19 June 2026
The green, slimy algae were first detected in the delta in 1999.
—Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 19 June 2026
The resulting model detected contact with the cutting board with 95% accuracy.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026
The bacterium Rickettsia lanei was detected in a person who was likely infected while traveling in Northern California and was hospitalized for an undisclosed period before being released, according to the CDPH.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Verb
Luban traveled east across the Arabian Sea and was also detected off the western coast of the Indian state of Goa.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 June 2026
French authorities said unusual betting patterns were detected around a yellow card Wahi received in a Ligue 1 match while playing for Nice last month.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 June 2026
Isar called off a launch attempt on January 21 due to an issue with a pressurization valve, and then halted a countdown on March 25, moments before liftoff, when engineers detected rising temperatures in the rocket’s liquid propane fuel.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 June 2026
The nearest air quality monitor to the fires indicates that the worst pollution was detected on June 17 and has fluctuated in the following days depending on wind direction, weather and emergency workers’ efforts to contain the blazes.
—Allison Beck
june 19, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026
The agency said air monitoring conducted Wednesday evening found particulate matter levels were generally near background levels, although brief increases were detected within the smoke plume.
—Sydney Barragan, Daily News, 19 June 2026
The green, slimy algae were first detected in the delta in 1999.
—Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 19 June 2026
The resulting model detected contact with the cutting board with 95% accuracy.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026
The bacterium Rickettsia lanei was detected in a person who was likely infected while traveling in Northern California and was hospitalized for an undisclosed period before being released, according to the CDPH.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detected
Adjective
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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
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The James Beard Foundation was founded in 1986 and is named for the legendary cookbook author who has been called America’s first foodie.—
Jeanne Bonner,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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The company was founded in 1998 by skydivers Chris Hall and his father, John Hall, and for nearly three decades has operated out of Butler Memorial Airport.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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University of Washington researchers discovered the tapeworm, which can cause a rare but potentially deadly disease in humans, in 37 out of 100 coyotes sampled near Puget Sound in Washington State.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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According to the park, an 11-year-old boy first discovered the tracks after a 1908 flood scoured the Paluxy Riverbed, exposing the limestone.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
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The team learned that Pumphrey enlisted in 1777 after leaving his home in Anne Arundel County and traveling to Baltimore City to build a new life for himself.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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The partnership came together after Keating learned that Gerber was already using Uni’s products.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
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Café Momentum is located at 282 Forbes Avenue in Pittsburgh.—
Josh Taylor,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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The 4,000-acre Coptic blaze, located further south in Everglades National Park, is less than half contained, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.—
Allison Beck
June 19,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
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“Detected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detected. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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