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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  • Additionally, critical safety incidents must be reported no later than 24 hours after the frontier developer discovers them.
    — Victoria Baeza Garcia, The Washington Examiner, 23 July 2026
  • Their cycle of retaliation deepens until each discovers that the greater threat comes from the people closest to them.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 July 2026
Definition of discovers
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  • And in the April film The Drama, a man named Charlie (played by Robert Pattinson) learns something about his fiancée, Emma (Zendaya), that upends his understanding of her right before their wedding.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
  • The 14-year veteran signed a one-year deal with the Raiders this offseason to serve as a sort of bridge starting quarterback while Mendoza learns the offense, learns the speed of the game, learns how to be a professional, and earns the starting job.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 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
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