detects

verb

present tense third-person singular of detect
as in finds
to come upon after searching, study, or effort I can detect just a hint of lemon in the soup

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Recent Examples of detects New homework reminders will also send queries to Study Mode if ChatGPT detects a teen is trying to shortcut an assignment. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 18 Aug. 2026 Leonardo says the system detects electronic signals being broadcast by consumer devices. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 When the system detects abnormal behavior, the user would be locked out pending an internal review, the company said in a description of the changes provided ahead of Thursday’s announcement. — Sarah Rankin, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 When the system detects unusual searches, the user will be locked out of the system pending an administrator review, according to Flock. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 DutchBoy detects unusual sensor spikes associated with those events and alerts engineers before defects occur. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026 The technique detects the location, orientation and breakpoints of duplications and rearrangements. — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 This brings up a live feed from a rear-view camera whenever the bike's radar detects traffic approaching from behind. — New Atlas, 18 July 2026 The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory telescope, known simply as Swift and launched in 2004, detects some of the most powerful explosions in the Universe. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detects
  1. finds
  2. discovers
  3. learns
  4. locates
Verb
  • Protas sees plays that others don’t, and finds seams in the offensive zone quickly.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Based on her own troubled adolescence following her father’s suicide, the novel tells the story of Ann, who, after losing her father in tragic circumstances, finds solace – and trouble – in the Manchester music scene of the 1970s and 1980s.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of finds
Verb
  • The Federal Trade Commission says criminals may collect application fees or deposits from several people before anyone discovers the property was never available.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The same goes for cold snaps in winter, when every homeowner suddenly discovers their furnace needs fixing.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of discovers
Verb
  • What the system learns at one property becomes the starting point at the next.
    — Roman Pedan, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • On Amazon, a sale simply happens; the author never learns who bought the book.
    — JD Barker, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of learns
Verb
  • If most people tend to think of the art as the visual or sonic manifestation one encounters, Protocol Art locates the art not in its manifestations but in the work that generates them.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The medical model locates disability inside the individual, a deficit to be cured, corrected or endured until the person can function in a world built without them.
    — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of locates

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