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
The world must never again be caught with its pants down in regards to the prevention, detection, and rapid treatment of pandemics.
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Nearly every major security vendor is racing to integrate AI into its products, while startups are proliferating with similar claims about autonomous detection and response.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
The city’s ShotSpotter system is a network of sound-detection sensors that pinpoints the location of gunshots and sends alerts to police.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
Combining data across studies can address some of the core limitations of individual studies by enabling detection of relevant effects.
—Rajiv Chowdhury, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2026
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Nearly every major security vendor is racing to integrate AI into its products, while startups are proliferating with similar claims about autonomous detection and response.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
The city’s ShotSpotter system is a network of sound-detection sensors that pinpoints the location of gunshots and sends alerts to police.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
Combining data across studies can address some of the core limitations of individual studies by enabling detection of relevant effects.
—Rajiv Chowdhury, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detection
discovery
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Connecting the dots Back in 2022, Dixon and Cove, who works for the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, made a rather macabre discovery, but one that has turned out to be a silver lining in the war against the Burmese python.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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Stockdale's discoveries and dedication resulted in the Astronomical Society of Australia (ASA) awarding him the 2026 Berenice and Arthur Page Medal.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Detection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detection. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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