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
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  • Rosignoli also recommended the Museo Civico Naturalistico-Archeologico in Vicenza, which has finds from Lake Fimon and Teatro Berga, an actual Roman theater that once stood in the city center.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Luanne, a beauty-school dropout, finds her voice as a Christian children’s puppeteer.
    — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of finds
Verb
  • But when Fran discovers a magic tree after wandering into the woods, the trio experience a series of life-altering adventures.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The organization discovers its chain was optimized for yesterday’s demand.
    — Dennis Mitzner, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of discovers
Verb
  • That specificity has raised alarms because military personnel, intelligence officials, and contractors have privileged knowledge capable of shifting the value of a contract before the public learns it.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Each market requires its own evidence and reimbursement pathway—a reality every company scaling medical technology globally learns quickly.
    — Erez Meltzer, Forbes.com, 21 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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