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
When detecting photons, devices convert incoming light into an electrical signal that can be measured.
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
Spotify, for one, has acknowledged the problem and directs significant resources toward detecting and mitigating artificial streaming activity to protect artists and ensure a fair distribution of royalties.
—Kyle Eustice, VIBE.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Email security provider Proofpoint warned of the threat after detecting the emails in customers' inboxes.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Wastewater monitoring is one of the best early methods of detecting strain shift, though the number of states submitting wastewater data to the CDC has declined since around 2022, after the height of the pandemic.
—Kyle B. Enfield, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2026
The sheriff's office took the search to the air with the help of a heat-detecting drone.
—Jason Rantala, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
There are relatively few of the blue-detecting ones in the center of our retina, called the fovea centralis, which is the part of the eye where light from the center of our field of vision hits.
—Nora Bradford, Scientific American, 23 Mar. 2026
In research projects, predictive AI has been tested for detecting genAI hallucinations, but that work hasn’t made a dent outside the lab.
—Eric Siegel, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
While there are methods of detecting elevated H2O2 levels in plants, most of them involve removing a leaf, taking it back to a lab, then subjecting it to a multi-step analysis.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2025
Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
Spotify, for one, has acknowledged the problem and directs significant resources toward detecting and mitigating artificial streaming activity to protect artists and ensure a fair distribution of royalties.
—Kyle Eustice, VIBE.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Email security provider Proofpoint warned of the threat after detecting the emails in customers' inboxes.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Wastewater monitoring is one of the best early methods of detecting strain shift, though the number of states submitting wastewater data to the CDC has declined since around 2022, after the height of the pandemic.
—Kyle B. Enfield, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2026
The sheriff's office took the search to the air with the help of a heat-detecting drone.
—Jason Rantala, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
There are relatively few of the blue-detecting ones in the center of our retina, called the fovea centralis, which is the part of the eye where light from the center of our field of vision hits.
—Nora Bradford, Scientific American, 23 Mar. 2026
In research projects, predictive AI has been tested for detecting genAI hallucinations, but that work hasn’t made a dent outside the lab.
—Eric Siegel, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
While there are methods of detecting elevated H2O2 levels in plants, most of them involve removing a leaf, taking it back to a lab, then subjecting it to a multi-step analysis.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detecting
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In an increasingly digital world, church leaders say many are seeking deeper connection--and finding it during Holy Week.—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Gluting committed after finding that fit at Oklahoma.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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The head coach enjoys learning about the experiences of journeyman backups.—
Mike Kaye
April 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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Years spent learning the craft gave Jovy insight into how ideas travel through culture and how messages resonate across communities.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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After discovering secret letters between two Victorian poets, academics Roland and Maud set out to untangle a literary mystery.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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In some cases, volunteers called emergency services after discovering their client had fallen.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Riverside County Department of Animal Services officials are seeking help from the public in locating a pair of dogs that were recently involved in an attack on a wild burro, part of a series of attacks on the creatures dating back to late 2025.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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With 43 degree temperatures announced at first pitch and gusty winds throughout the game, Early had difficulty locating his pitches and was forced to grind through four laborious innings.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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The novel used all these tensions to propel a study of greed, avarice, and racial divisions between the haves and have nots, leading to McCoy getting his comeuppance.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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Without getting into spoilers, much of the tension rests on whether certain protagonists get caught.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Detecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detecting. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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