detecting

present participle of detect

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Recent Examples of detecting Google has announced a fresh set of Android updates that enlist artificial intelligence to defend against human fraud, expanding AI's role in detecting and blocking scam attempts via messages and calls. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 Furthermore, the whiskers are in front, preventing the drone from detecting sideways obstacles like random jagged branches in a forest. — New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026 The amygdala participates in detecting emotionally significant information, while prefrontal networks contribute to evaluating competing interpretations and regulating responses. — Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 The goal is to reduce the time between detecting a transmission and delivering an appropriate electronic countermeasure. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026 But a better understanding of these events requires actually detecting these high-energy cosmic ghosts. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Preparedness is detecting unusual events early, investigating them quickly, sharing information transparently, and having the expertise and infrastructure to determine whether a signal represents an isolated event or something more serious. — Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026 Where there’s smoke, there may be fire, but detecting sanctions evasion is tricky. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 But directly detecting WIMPs, or other alternative hypothetical dark matter particles, has eluded physicists for decades. — ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detecting
Verb
  • Last month, the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that the 4th Circuit had prematurely halted the rule, finding that the FCC must issue a decision on the Democratic candidates’ petition for review before the appeals court can get involved.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The power of finding joy and hope through adversity is also a big lesson.
    — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • McKinsey was about learning and always being curious and solving problems.
    — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Reimagine teaching and learning with stronger academics, career and technical training, trades, apprenticeships and college pathways.
    — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • There’s a lot more competition now, especially with the celebrity beauty brands and the indie or niche brands that are blowing up on TikTok, which is a super popular platform for discovering new beauty products.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Lu began searching about a year before filming, eventually discovering Wang, a boy of Taiwanese and Italian heritage, through a social media account run by his mother.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • After cops released a wanted poster Wednesday calling Carrasco armed and dangerous and asked the public’s help locating him, an acquaintance turned up at the 49th Precinct stationhouse, police sources said.
    — Theodore Parisienne, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In addition, Thompson is the only prosecutor in Idaho history to win a murder conviction without investigators ever locating the victim’s body.
    — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Spirit’s efforts to sell tranches of data to Google for $10 million hit several speed bumps after getting public attention in August.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Eaton, in conjunction with developer Sue Powers’ Urban Ventures, plans to renovate the building and reduce its unit count from 62 to 50, with each unit getting its own bathroom for the first time.
    — Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026

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“Detecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detecting. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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