detection
noun
de·tec·tion
di-ˈtek-shən 
Examples of detection in a Sentence
I don't know how the errors managed to avoid detection for so long.
my detection of the scent of baked apple pie led me to the kitchen
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Many bot detection systems embed JavaScript challenges within webpages, but attackers easily reverse-engineer and bypass them.
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Nick Rieniets, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
West Potomac High, which has an enrollment of nearly 2,400 students, does not have a permanent weapons detection system, though one is being tested elsewhere in the district, InsideNoVa reported.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
When their perches were disturbed by the researchers, the females pressed their bodies firmly against the leaves to avoid detection in a defensive behavior called crypsis, according to the study.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
The shooting, which activated a gunshot detection system alert, happened about 11:07 p.m. Wednesday at the Royal Gas Station, 10151 International Blvd.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
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Nick Rieniets, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
West Potomac High, which has an enrollment of nearly 2,400 students, does not have a permanent weapons detection system, though one is being tested elsewhere in the district, InsideNoVa reported.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
When their perches were disturbed by the researchers, the females pressed their bodies firmly against the leaves to avoid detection in a defensive behavior called crypsis, according to the study.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
The shooting, which activated a gunshot detection system alert, happened about 11:07 p.m. Wednesday at the Royal Gas Station, 10151 International Blvd.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for detection
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“Detection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detection. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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