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
This often surprises people because, biologically speaking, humans aren’t entirely incapable of detecting UV light.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
So far, the South Coast AQMD has not reported detecting it in the air, Chinsio-Kwong said.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
For instance, quantum noise can impact how well the LIGO instrument works when detecting gravitational waves.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
Retherford and team had been detecting Lyman-alpha emissions from Europa between 2012 and 2014, but this investigation was pushing Hubble to its very limits.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 22 May 2026
As a property maintenance worker at her Commerce City apartment complex, Michelle Guzman has an eye for detecting when things may not look right.
—Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Humans and machines Given the massive number of posts on social media every day, our work illustrates how detecting new hate speech requires an interdisciplinary group of researchers working with machines.
—Nathalie Japkowicz, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
In future research, Drew said, the team would like to explore whether the brain is detecting these mechanical signals, and how physical conditions like obesity affect the hydraulic relationship between the abdominal muscles and the brain.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Even when cancer is found -- about 1 to 2 out of every 100 people -- the JAMA piece points out that there is no evidence that detecting it this way helps people live longer.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
So far, the South Coast AQMD has not reported detecting it in the air, Chinsio-Kwong said.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
For instance, quantum noise can impact how well the LIGO instrument works when detecting gravitational waves.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
Retherford and team had been detecting Lyman-alpha emissions from Europa between 2012 and 2014, but this investigation was pushing Hubble to its very limits.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 22 May 2026
As a property maintenance worker at her Commerce City apartment complex, Michelle Guzman has an eye for detecting when things may not look right.
—Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Humans and machines Given the massive number of posts on social media every day, our work illustrates how detecting new hate speech requires an interdisciplinary group of researchers working with machines.
—Nathalie Japkowicz, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
In future research, Drew said, the team would like to explore whether the brain is detecting these mechanical signals, and how physical conditions like obesity affect the hydraulic relationship between the abdominal muscles and the brain.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Even when cancer is found -- about 1 to 2 out of every 100 people -- the JAMA piece points out that there is no evidence that detecting it this way helps people live longer.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detecting
Verb
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Grisebach has a flair for finding faces with striking, weatherbeaten features that might have grown out of the landscape itself.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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Ahead, our editors gladly risked a few good makeup days in the name of finding the best ones.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Work with that element of chance because learning to enjoy embracing—working with it—is fun and fun isn’t logical, and logic isn’t always your ally in that initial stage of creation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Torn between toiling away at farmwork, his corrective swimming lessons, and learning music from a local organist — the elderly Michel (Alexandre Astier, Clichy’s former directing partner), who shows him more kindness than most — Christophe’s world gradually widens.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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Sacramento County health inspectors closed three eateries including an Asian food restaurant after discovering 66 rat droppings in various areas.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 22,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
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The plan involved discovering a long lost princess, hopping on a plane to London, breaking into a museum store room, and enlisting the help of a very pathetic historian.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
Verb
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And so there have been no occasions when your security detail had difficulty waking or locating you.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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For assistance locating the SSID, contact the student’s school directly.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
Verb
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This housing push doesn’t have to do with the construction of new housing as much as getting tenants in the door, which might seem like an odd issue to have in a city with as acute of a housing demand as New York.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Short but sweet Jacksonville took advantage of perhaps the most famous offseason haircut with quarterback Trevor Lawrence getting his long locks cut short on camera after introducing the Jaguars’ schedule that then plays out on the screen edited down to less than 2 minutes.—
Teresa M. Walker,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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