as in discovery
the act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time
my detection of the scent of baked apple pie led me to the kitchen
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Recent Examples of detection
Stanley Abraham, of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, agrees more motion-detection lights should be installed citywide.
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Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
The council last year passed an ordinance that will require sidewalk-detection technology by July 1, with parking restrictions required for some areas by next year.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
In its engineering analysis, NHTSA plans to review the system’s visibility degradation detection capability and warnings given to drivers.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
That led Traynham to the North Carolina Troopers’ Association, where a successful interview kicked off two years of training in human remains detection.
—Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Mar. 2026
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Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
The council last year passed an ordinance that will require sidewalk-detection technology by July 1, with parking restrictions required for some areas by next year.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
In its engineering analysis, NHTSA plans to review the system’s visibility degradation detection capability and warnings given to drivers.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
That led Traynham to the North Carolina Troopers’ Association, where a successful interview kicked off two years of training in human remains detection.
—Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detection
discovery
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Decades of focus on low orbit and deep-space scientific discoveries have colored people’s view of what NASA does.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Amid worries over elevated AI spending by mega-caps and AI disruption, Anmuth expects Netflix to leverage the technology to enhance content discovery and personalization, improve advertising solutions and measurement, and bring down content production costs.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Detection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detection. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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