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
Best for lifetime access PocketGuard automatically detects your recurring payments and compiles them on a single dashboard.
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Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
The Spot+Scrub accurately detects stains with AI and a small camera and LiDAR to process your home's floors.
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Carlos Mejia,
PC Magazine,
22 June 2026
The blood test detects the presence of alpha-gal antibodies, but not all patients with a positive result develop the condition.
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Matthew Perrone,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
The blood test detects the presence of alpha-gal antibodies, but not all patients with a positive result develop the condition.
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Matthew Perrone,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
After the vehicle is parked, the robotic arm detects its position, connects the charging cable, and begins charging without requiring any manual input.
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Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
The guidelines also recommend at-home stool testing, which detects blood or genetic markers of colorectal cancer.
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The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
At the core of the P4 is a 256 x 192-pixel infrared sensor that detects heat radiation.
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New Atlas,
31 May 2026
The moment the brain detects a threat, the body triggers a physiological response, which could be freezing up, shutting down or running away.
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Sarah Dewberry,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
The Spot+Scrub accurately detects stains with AI and a small camera and LiDAR to process your home's floors.
—
Carlos Mejia,
PC Magazine,
22 June 2026
The blood test detects the presence of alpha-gal antibodies, but not all patients with a positive result develop the condition.
—
Matthew Perrone,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
The blood test detects the presence of alpha-gal antibodies, but not all patients with a positive result develop the condition.
—
Matthew Perrone,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
After the vehicle is parked, the robotic arm detects its position, connects the charging cable, and begins charging without requiring any manual input.
—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
The guidelines also recommend at-home stool testing, which detects blood or genetic markers of colorectal cancer.
—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
At the core of the P4 is a 256 x 192-pixel infrared sensor that detects heat radiation.
—
New Atlas,
31 May 2026
The moment the brain detects a threat, the body triggers a physiological response, which could be freezing up, shutting down or running away.
—
Sarah Dewberry,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detects
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In addition, a 2024 CDCR report finds that people who spent a year or longer in a fire camp have lower recidivism rates compared to fire camp-eligible individuals who did not participate in fire camps.
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Across Alto Adige, Trentino and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, sauvignon blanc finds a delicious middle ground.
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Marcus has a massive drawer filled with those precious scoopers, which Ebra discovers much to his deep disappointment.
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The insight one team discovers can reach a team working on a related problem the same day, not six months later when someone happens to mention it in a meeting.
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The tool also learns from the company it’s embedded in over time.
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And everybody kind of has their own goals — certainly Tyland learns that his goals and Lohar’s are not the same.
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Video shared by El Salvador President Nayib Bukele reportedly showed the moment a Salvadorian rescuer locates a woman, identified as Belkys Barreto, trapped under rubble in Caraballeda, and reassures her that help is near.
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It's sturdily built, quick to set up and automatically locates night sky targets and provides crisp, clear views of them.
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“Detects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detects. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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