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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 detecting
New data science tools are rapidly improving the speed and accuracy of detecting slight changes.
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Matthew W. Kreuter, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
These are advanced sonar and towed array technologies for detecting undersea noise and tracking vessels.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
But this doesn’t mean that the Weber bar approach couldn’t possibly work for detecting gravitational waves.
—Big Think, 7 Nov. 2025
By detecting the COMs in their frozen states, astronomers get an indication of how far evolved the chemistry of the material surrounding protostars is at the earliest stages of star formation.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Autophagy means detecting and removing cells that are declining in functional capacity and replacing them with new cells.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
Stellantis determined that the software update issued as part of the 2024 recall was not effective in detecting abnormalities that could spark a fire, according to the NHTSA.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Advertisement Capone and his colleagues were interested in using techniques for detecting pathogens in modern feces on ancient feces.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
In 2020, scientists at Stanford University built a disease-detecting smart toilet.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Matthew W. Kreuter, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
These are advanced sonar and towed array technologies for detecting undersea noise and tracking vessels.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
But this doesn’t mean that the Weber bar approach couldn’t possibly work for detecting gravitational waves.
—Big Think, 7 Nov. 2025
By detecting the COMs in their frozen states, astronomers get an indication of how far evolved the chemistry of the material surrounding protostars is at the earliest stages of star formation.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Autophagy means detecting and removing cells that are declining in functional capacity and replacing them with new cells.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
Stellantis determined that the software update issued as part of the 2024 recall was not effective in detecting abnormalities that could spark a fire, according to the NHTSA.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Advertisement Capone and his colleagues were interested in using techniques for detecting pathogens in modern feces on ancient feces.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
In 2020, scientists at Stanford University built a disease-detecting smart toilet.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detecting
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Barca are finding life more difficult this term, though.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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With child care now costing costing more than many college degrees and more than rent in some major cities, parents are finding finances stretched.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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For example, when a manager gives feedback to a team member, Cisco's learning platform will combine that feedback with other data points, such as the employee's skills profile, to generate personalized learning recommendations.—
Kelly Jones,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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So did laws and court rulings that followed — barring Black men from the militia, barring Black adults from juries, barring Black children from learning alongside white children in public schools, and barring racial intermarriage.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The military showed us a map of Hamas tunnel routes Israeli forces are still discovering and demolishing in the area.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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James Watson, a renowned molecular biologist and one of the Nobel Prize winners for discovering the structure of DNA, died Thursday after a brief illness, according to a statement from his former employer.—
Christina Zdanowicz,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Deep Isolation foresees co-locating its boreholes at active and decommissioned nuclear plants, according to CEO Rod Baltzer.—
Bob Woods,
CNBC,
9 Nov. 2025
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The project at the southeast corner of Tremont and West streets is one of many throughout the region that use state housing laws to build taller, denser, multi-family developments by locating near transit centers or including affordable housing for qualified low-income tenants.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Big Ten pushed for a model that would have each power conference receive multiple automatic bids, with the Big Ten and SEC each receiving four and the ACC and Big 12 each getting two.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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And the back part of that is that the most fun is getting to act opposite people who are incredibly good, which is true for this cast.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Detecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detecting. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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