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 The software automatically detects common problems, such as low speaker volume, and prompts you to fix them in a single click. — Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026 When a camera detects a matching plate, the system can alert officers. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 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 Acoem also says its technology detects specific sounds, not conversations. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026 At the heart of the device is a neutron scintillator, which detects all incoming neutrons and protons. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detects
  1. finds
  2. discovers
  3. learns
  4. locates
Verb
  • The show finds ways to expose the worst in its characters, their pettiest, most vengeful, greediest parts.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Also screening is Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur, another feature from Cannes, following a successful company director called Gleb, who finds himself under siege from mounting corporate pressures and an increasingly unstable world.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of finds
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  • Directed by Bai Xue, the crowd-pleasing drama, released in China last month, stars Yeoh as a septuagenarian who discovers a late-life gift for speedcubing, or competitive puzzle-solving.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Ackles’ soap opera past was referenced in an episode of his show Supernatural, where his character enters a parallel universe and discovers himself to be former daytime soap star Jensen Ackles.
    — Dylan Kickham, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of discovers
Verb
  • Hardware learns signal speeds The approach could be useful in systems that need to process changing data locally, including autonomous vehicles, robots and wearable devices.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2026
  • These elements are integral to Witch Hat Atelier, as author Kamome Shirahama explains her intent on crafting a purposeful world; one where a reader learns to recognize the signs of danger inside and outside of a fictional tale.
    — Kalai Chik, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of learns
Verb
  • Anyone who locates turtles has been asked to bring them to the Cranford Fire Department, according to CBS New York.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Tamas locates its tragedy not only in violence and displacement but also in the speed with which neighbors become enemies while those who engineer communal hatred remain insulated from the suffering that follows.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
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