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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
Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
The Curiosity rover has uncovered the most diverse array of organic molecules ever found on Mars, including seven that had never been detected before on the red planet.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Scientists in February announced that Curiosity had detected organic compounds on a rock sample that on Earth are most often produced by living things.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
This month, the New York Times talked to former Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse, who last fall was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer that, by the time it was detected, had already morphed into five different forms of cancer.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
In September 2022, the judge was detained by Transportation Security Administration agents who detected a firearm during a screening of her carry-on luggage at San Antonio International Airport.
—Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Apr. 2026
Studies have detected microplastics throughout the human body, including in the heart and brain.
—Baltimore Sun, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
The team behind this research linked a theoretical model to observations of stars at different stages of their evolution, connecting evidence of magnetic fields at the surfaces of white dwarfs to magnetism detected at the cores of red giants.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
The Cambridge lab built on this work for a follow up earlier this year, which not only decoded silent speech but also detected the emotional state of the wearer.
—Omar Kardoudi
april 23, New Atlas, 23 Apr. 2026
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The researcher acknowledges that much more work is needed to identify the sources of fluctuations in the time-delay signals detected by the device.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
The Curiosity rover has uncovered the most diverse array of organic molecules ever found on Mars, including seven that had never been detected before on the red planet.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Scientists in February announced that Curiosity had detected organic compounds on a rock sample that on Earth are most often produced by living things.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
This month, the New York Times talked to former Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse, who last fall was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer that, by the time it was detected, had already morphed into five different forms of cancer.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
In September 2022, the judge was detained by Transportation Security Administration agents who detected a firearm during a screening of her carry-on luggage at San Antonio International Airport.
—Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Apr. 2026
Studies have detected microplastics throughout the human body, including in the heart and brain.
—Baltimore Sun, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
The team behind this research linked a theoretical model to observations of stars at different stages of their evolution, connecting evidence of magnetic fields at the surfaces of white dwarfs to magnetism detected at the cores of red giants.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
The Cambridge lab built on this work for a follow up earlier this year, which not only decoded silent speech but also detected the emotional state of the wearer.
—Omar Kardoudi
april 23, New Atlas, 23 Apr. 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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When one landowner stuck a fireworks stand on the property across the way and was letting consumers shoot them off on-site, Foreman fought it by founding the Church of Peace and Quiet.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2026
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Ksubi Ksubi is celebrating 420 by dropping a new capsule collection with STAYME70, the premium cannabis brand founded by former professional basketball player Carmelo Anthony.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
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During the traffic stop, officers discovered Harrison in the back seat, and learned that the ride-share driver was taking him to a Westminster-area hotel.—
Lily Carey,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
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Celeste’s family has largely stayed out of public view since her body was discovered.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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During their first meeting, at Mar-a-Lago, in 2017, Xi famously learned about American strikes on Syria.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Fifty years ago, a teen at a summer mountain camp learned about smog in Southern California and its effects on forests.—
Joy Benedict,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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To avoid my mistake, instead head left on Northside Drive toward Fenton Parkway, which will take you up to the trailhead, located on the northern side of Pompeii Lane.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The past day has seen the sun unleash a series of powerful solar flares, including two X-class flares and corresponding eruptions from a sunspot region located on the western limb that caused radio blackouts on Earth, while casting masses of plasma into space known as coronal mass ejections.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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