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
Although gravitational wave detections have provided indirect evidence for black hole pairs and their eventual mergers, OJ287's two black holes had never been resolved visually, as telescopes simply lacked the resolution to distinguish them from a single point of light.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Some even decay rapidly in relatively benign conditions, so the multiple detections of Martian organic compounds are all the more surprising.
—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
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
Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Some even decay rapidly in relatively benign conditions, so the multiple detections of Martian organic compounds are all the more surprising.
—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
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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Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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The discoveries span worms, mollusks, and crustaceans collected from habitats ranging from shallow waters to the ocean’s deepest trenches.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The council is reportedly expected to release initial findings later this fall and a final report in 2026.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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The findings from the trial led by Cedars-Sinai Cancer researchers were presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress (ESMO) on Sunday, October 19, in Berlin.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Detections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detections. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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