as in discoveries
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 detections
Some even decay rapidly in relatively benign conditions, so the multiple detections of Martian organic compounds are all the more surprising.
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Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
Last year, September had the second most shark detections off the Cape — with 44,662 great white shark detections, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Logbook.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
The study did not name beers or brewers, but noted elevated PFAS detections in beers brewed in Kalamazoo and Kent counties.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The addition of visible-light detections like the ones taken in March 2024 offer more for aurora predictions.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
Several observational studies have recently reported possible detections, but none are yet confirmed with high confidence.
—Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Those detections would be just the start.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Long-Form Conversations The deeper angst at this time is that lengthy conversations can be especially challenging for AI to suitably analyze and make valid detections.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Several observational studies have recently reported possible detections, but none are yet confirmed with high confidence.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
Last year, September had the second most shark detections off the Cape — with 44,662 great white shark detections, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Logbook.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
The study did not name beers or brewers, but noted elevated PFAS detections in beers brewed in Kalamazoo and Kent counties.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The addition of visible-light detections like the ones taken in March 2024 offer more for aurora predictions.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
Several observational studies have recently reported possible detections, but none are yet confirmed with high confidence.
—Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Those detections would be just the start.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Long-Form Conversations The deeper angst at this time is that lengthy conversations can be especially challenging for AI to suitably analyze and make valid detections.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Several observational studies have recently reported possible detections, but none are yet confirmed with high confidence.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detections
Noun
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To be so dedicated to still making new discoveries after working for over 70 years is unique and incredibly inspiring.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Now, the race is on between a handful of teams to find it, and whoever succeeds will be responsible for one of the most momentous discoveries in history.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These findings are important given that drug-resistant infections kill over a million people annually.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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As a result, the judge in the case sealed the decision and the court's findings were never released.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Detections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detections. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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