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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
When the radar or the EO/IR sensor detects an inbound projectile, the system calculates intercept geometry and fires a countermeasure either a hard-kill interceptor or a soft-kill electronic jammer, depending on system type within milliseconds.
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Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 28 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
The gauge only detects temperatures up to 100 degrees.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Off a hunch, Mollick ran the story through Pangram, a program that detects AI writing with 99% accuracy.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
If their flight is delayed two or more hours or canceled, HTS detects it in real time using live schedule data and proactively notifies the traveler.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 19 May 2026
No square on the calendar is truly protected once the NFL detects people with time off, disposable income and access to nachos.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
Simonis detects a fruitiness and a hint of cardamom and nutmeg.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 10 May 2026
New Atlas has previously reported on the SoundWatch, a smartwatch that detects certain sounds and responds by alerting users with a vibrational signal and a visual display.
—Shirl Leigh
may 03, New Atlas, 3 May 2026
Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 28 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
The gauge only detects temperatures up to 100 degrees.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Off a hunch, Mollick ran the story through Pangram, a program that detects AI writing with 99% accuracy.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
If their flight is delayed two or more hours or canceled, HTS detects it in real time using live schedule data and proactively notifies the traveler.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 19 May 2026
No square on the calendar is truly protected once the NFL detects people with time off, disposable income and access to nachos.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
Simonis detects a fruitiness and a hint of cardamom and nutmeg.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 10 May 2026
New Atlas has previously reported on the SoundWatch, a smartwatch that detects certain sounds and responds by alerting users with a vibrational signal and a visual display.
—Shirl Leigh
may 03, New Atlas, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detects
Verb
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The start of the novel finds the family’s patriarch, Tomás, on the Irish peninsula with his son, Liam, engaged in a cartography expedition that is part of the greater Ordnance Survey of 1865 project.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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Fashionistas will rejoice at Zingara Vintage, which caters to serious collectors, with racks of Victorian pieces, 1950s cabana wear, and groovy 1970s denim, with prices that reflect the rarity of the choice finds.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
2 June 2026
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However, Jimmy discovers that Michael was secretly selling the voice and likeness of clients to AI companies without their consent and uses that revelation to blackmail him into stepping down.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Early in the movie, failed architect and failing furniture-store owner Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor) discovers a portal into a seemingly endless, unpopulated liminal space filled with distorted reproductions of real-world rooms, objects, and even whole neighborhoods.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Where interactions and decisions are continuously captured and fed back into the system to a continuously evolving system that learns and adapts.—
Motaz Agamawi,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Also, after Miles (Tatanka Means) learns his friend Sabrina died from a fentanyl overdose, the Marshals unearth a drug cartel operating from Broken Rock.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
Verb
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Brett Schneider, a marketing veteran who teaches courses on fandom at UCLA, locates the Prada sequel’s appeal in something deeper than nostalgia.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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Just as gas stations cluster near interstate exits, Linde locates its plants close to NASA and SpaceX’s operations to cut down on delivery times and ensure a reliable supply.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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