detecting

verb

present participle of detect
as in finding
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 detecting The researchers also showed the material could track moving contact, such as writing motions, rather than just detecting stationary pressure. — New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026 This change demonstrates that companies have the capability to track context about users, but tracking user distress is still focused on detecting acute harms. — Ned Cooper, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026 For now, the work demonstrates a limited but automated connection between detecting an odor and recreating a corresponding scent elsewhere. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026 Use strong antivirus protection Strong antivirus software adds another layer of protection by monitoring suspicious behavior and detecting threats that may go unnoticed. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Her concern stems from the claim by the powerful interior minister, Amit Shah, who first said the voter revision would be aimed at detecting, deleting and deporting infiltrators. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026 Uganda confirmed an Ebola outbreak on the same day as neighboring Congo after detecting the infection in a man traveling from Congo. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 Despite detecting around one of these blasts a day, scientists are scrambling for answers. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 Without detecting anything was amiss, OpenAI was preparing to grant Alfozan parental leave. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detecting
  1. finding
  2. learning
  3. discovering
  4. locating
  5. getting
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  • The center back would immediately shoot the ball, which took a fortunate bounce immediately outside the goal area before finding the bottom-left corner of the net.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
  • When a server migration wipes out Sally’s treasured videos of him — and her phone containing backup copies accidentally shatters — the only hope is finding the original tapes.
    — Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of finding
Verb
  • Unlike training approaches that largely depend on preparing datasets and updating models before deployment, this framework allows robots to continue learning while performing actual jobs.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • This technique has since been used to study neural circuits involved in everything from defecation to learning.
    — Simon Makin, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of learning
Verb
  • There’s something appealing about discovering that a place has been welcoming people for the same reason for more than a century.
    — Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
  • But younger Japanese are now discovering that energy from the Showa Era (1926-1989), the period of Emperor Showa’s reign, when Japanese pop culture was at a fertile peak.
    — Mark Schilling, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of discovering
Verb
  • The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in locating a Pontiac teen who has been missing for over a month.
    — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The Kansas City Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a vehicle investigators believe may be connected to the fatal shooting of a former University of Missouri Kansas City volleyball player.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of locating
Verb
  • Now, Tan-Gillespie is tasked with getting KFC’s American business back on track as the brand faces growing competition paired with more health-conscious and cash-strapped consumers.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Before Rover, success meant getting promotions, landing bigger clients and climbing the corporate ladder.
    — Sally Simmons, Contributor, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of getting

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“Detecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detecting. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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