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 DutchBoy detects unusual sensor spikes associated with those events and alerts engineers before defects occur. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026 Once the patch detects a hazard, a tiny actuator creates a vibration against your skin. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 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 Details of the case demonstrate how the FBI detects drones and then mitigates the threat. — Kelly O'Donnell, NBC news, 5 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detects
  1. finds
  2. discovers
  3. learns
  4. locates
Verb
  • This happens when a repair shop takes the car apart and finds more damage than was visible in the initial photos.
    — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 27 July 2026
  • The Portal Outdoors Nomis One finds its way to that category with a split-body design that carries in the trunk then inflates and hoists onto the roof or pickup truck bed in about 10 minutes.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026
Definition of finds
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  • Along the way Danny discovers that family is not always the one you are born into, but the one that believes in you when no one else will.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 31 July 2026
  • Alice craves mentorship but can’t help noting how often Nora drinks on the job; Nora, who discovers Alice having a panic attack in the bathroom, wonders whether the newbie stands a chance of making it in the Bureau.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
Definition of discovers
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  • The next edge is AI that truly learns from each interaction rather than just recomputing every answer.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • As Tony learns on one privileged day in the otherwise empty restaurant, the man even makes his own ketchup!
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 July 2026
Definition of learns
Verb
  • 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
  • The female locates and stings a large insect such as a cicada or katydid and then brings it back to the burrow.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Definition of locates

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