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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Early detection and proper care can prevent nearly every blood clot from becoming an emergency.
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
After his medical team confirmed his case, Maria moved the twins to Lima to be close to the National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases, a Peruvian public hospital that specializes in cancer detection, diagnosis and treatment.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
The Series 7 includes many of the same health and fitness tools found in newer models, including heart rate monitoring, blood oxygen tracking, fall detection, and workout tracking.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 2025
Google quietly used its Android operating system to turn billions of phones into the largest earthquake detection network in human history.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
After his medical team confirmed his case, Maria moved the twins to Lima to be close to the National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases, a Peruvian public hospital that specializes in cancer detection, diagnosis and treatment.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
The Series 7 includes many of the same health and fitness tools found in newer models, including heart rate monitoring, blood oxygen tracking, fall detection, and workout tracking.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 2025
Google quietly used its Android operating system to turn billions of phones into the largest earthquake detection network in human history.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detection
discovery
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This research builds on earlier discoveries at El Mirador cave.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
7 Aug. 2025
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Without these funds in place, a lot of the new music discovery and support apparatus is imperiled.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Detection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detection. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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