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 experiment relies on detecting the faint interactions between hypothetical dark matter particles and atoms of liquid xenon, a noble gas chosen for its purity and stability.
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Consider Tesla’s self-driving cars that have difficulty detecting pedestrians in low visibility; or Walmart’s anti-theft prevention systems that flag normal customer behavior as suspicious.
—Brian Moore, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Women with dense breast tissue may also wish to ask their provider if additional tests are recommended, since the mammogram is less sensitive in detecting breast cancer in these individuals.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
The team also demonstrated the artificial neuron’s real-time interpretation of biological signals, such as detecting changes in cardiomyocyte activity in response to exposure to the drug norepinephrine, a critical step toward integrating these neurons directly with living tissue.
—New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
Drones are also very effective at locating and detecting bears.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 Sep. 2025
The vulnerabilities Binarly discovered allow hackers to replace safe firmware images with malicious ones without tripping mechanisms for detecting and blocking such attacks.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Roughly 62 percent said that job seekers are now better at faking their identities with AI than hiring teams are at detecting them, and 31 percent had interviewed a candidate who was later revealed to be using a fake identity.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Based in the central Polish city of Kalisz, the metal detecting group Denar Kalisz recently uncovered pots filled with coins and hundreds of grams of gold – all worth a fortune.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Consider Tesla’s self-driving cars that have difficulty detecting pedestrians in low visibility; or Walmart’s anti-theft prevention systems that flag normal customer behavior as suspicious.
—Brian Moore, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Women with dense breast tissue may also wish to ask their provider if additional tests are recommended, since the mammogram is less sensitive in detecting breast cancer in these individuals.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
The team also demonstrated the artificial neuron’s real-time interpretation of biological signals, such as detecting changes in cardiomyocyte activity in response to exposure to the drug norepinephrine, a critical step toward integrating these neurons directly with living tissue.
—New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
Drones are also very effective at locating and detecting bears.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 Sep. 2025
The vulnerabilities Binarly discovered allow hackers to replace safe firmware images with malicious ones without tripping mechanisms for detecting and blocking such attacks.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Roughly 62 percent said that job seekers are now better at faking their identities with AI than hiring teams are at detecting them, and 31 percent had interviewed a candidate who was later revealed to be using a fake identity.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Based in the central Polish city of Kalisz, the metal detecting group Denar Kalisz recently uncovered pots filled with coins and hundreds of grams of gold – all worth a fortune.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detecting
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Iamaleava piloted an offense that looked reborn, finding 42 reasons to believe again.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Culinary skills aside, he’s proven a quick study finding who the power brokers are here and has been working closely with them.—
Carol Cain,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The line in Swift's song and The Life of a Showgirl's cover art appears to be inspired by a Victorian-era painting that depicts the scene in Hamlet when Ophelia goes crazy and falls into a stream and drowns after learning Hamlet killed her father.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Whether kids are learning tricks, competing with friends, or just marveling at the floating string, ZipString delivers the perfect mix of science, wonder and fun.—
Emily Glover,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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What's your process for discovering which types of topics or stories will appeal to our search audience?—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Sacramento County health inspectors gave the Sacramento liquor store a yellow placard after discovering a frog in a sink and cockroaches in various spots.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Fans were tasked with locating these physical orange doors, scanning their QR codes, and uncovering twelve unique videos containing clues to solve the puzzle.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is seeking the public's help in locating family or friends of an Avondale man who died.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Oct. 2025
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That led to millions more people getting coverage, some of whom paid little or nothing, and more plans being offered.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Now, its most iconic silhouettes from the archive are getting a new lease on life — just in time to the brand’s 120th anniversary.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Detecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detecting. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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