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
The only realistic possibility would arise from the Big Bang itself, and Weber’s claimed detections would again be internally inconsistent with how much of a gravitational wave signal could have been generated in those early cosmic stages.
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Big Think, 7 Nov. 2025
The theater has a security system that uses motion detections, which, at times, go off when no one is in the building.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
There have been 24 detections of bird flu at poultry farms across the nation, resulting in the culling of entire flocks to prevent the spread, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
After only seven detections between June and September 1 (impacting about 428,000 birds), HPAI cases surged in September.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
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.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 10 Oct. 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
Big Think, 7 Nov. 2025
The theater has a security system that uses motion detections, which, at times, go off when no one is in the building.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
There have been 24 detections of bird flu at poultry farms across the nation, resulting in the culling of entire flocks to prevent the spread, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
After only seven detections between June and September 1 (impacting about 428,000 birds), HPAI cases surged in September.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
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.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 10 Oct. 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
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,
7 Nov. 2025
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The two actors underwent physical transformations and emotional discoveries.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Their findings provide a blueprint for improving efficiency, stability, and scalability, key steps toward mass deployment and alignment with China’s carbon neutrality goals.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Nov. 2025
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More information on the survey findings may be found here.—
Lisa Vernon-Sparks,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Detections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detections. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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