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Recent Examples of detected
Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2026
Associated Press Key Facts The outbreak has sickened 246 people and killed 65 so far, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, and preliminary lab results have reportedly detected Ebola in 13 of 20 samples tested.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
However, such flights may be detected by other devices including Mode S/MLAT or radar, depending on the type of equipment and coverage.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 15 May 2026
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (or LIGO) detected the first such waves in 2015, recording the otherwise invisible merger of two stellar-mass black holes.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
As of March 2026, the fungus causing white-nose syndrome had been detected in 47 states, reaching as far west as California, Washington and Oregon.
—The Conversation, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Deputy Commissioner of Police Pravin Mundhe also confirmed to the outlet that zinc phosphide was detected in the watermelon sample collected during the investigation, but not in any other food items seized from the home.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Health authorities across four continents were continuing to track down and monitor more than two dozen passengers who disembarked the ship before the deadly outbreak was detected.
—Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
On the Graphic Campus in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, school administrators detected that malware that can record keystrokes was installed in the computer lab, families were told.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Verb
Other astronomers followed up by looking through Rubin’s initial data and discovered that the observatory had also detected 3I/ATLAS, 10 days earlier.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2026
Associated Press Key Facts The outbreak has sickened 246 people and killed 65 so far, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, and preliminary lab results have reportedly detected Ebola in 13 of 20 samples tested.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
However, such flights may be detected by other devices including Mode S/MLAT or radar, depending on the type of equipment and coverage.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 15 May 2026
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (or LIGO) detected the first such waves in 2015, recording the otherwise invisible merger of two stellar-mass black holes.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
As of March 2026, the fungus causing white-nose syndrome had been detected in 47 states, reaching as far west as California, Washington and Oregon.
—The Conversation, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Deputy Commissioner of Police Pravin Mundhe also confirmed to the outlet that zinc phosphide was detected in the watermelon sample collected during the investigation, but not in any other food items seized from the home.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Health authorities across four continents were continuing to track down and monitor more than two dozen passengers who disembarked the ship before the deadly outbreak was detected.
—Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
On the Graphic Campus in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, school administrators detected that malware that can record keystrokes was installed in the computer lab, families were told.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detected
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While Kirk may have received hostile or threatening messages, including on social media, those were not part of any identified or actionable threat stream monitored by federal authorities, the person told Sganga.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Two of Rubén’s older sons, who married Russian acrobats during international stints, broke off and founded their own troupe as Circus Caballero.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Co-founded in 1986 by philanthropist and child health advocate Dame Elisabeth Murdoch and pediatrician and genetics pioneer Professor David Danks, MCRI comprises 1,800 scientists, researchers and clinicians.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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On the bright side, new industrial chemistries are often expensive at the start but come down in price as more efficient ways to accomplish the task are discovered.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The region has absorbed a decade of being discovered and come out intact.—
Melinda Sheckells,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2026
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According to court records, investigators learned during their investigation that Mason and another individual (that name was redacted) kidnapped Kayla.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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That was just one lesson learned during the drama series panel at the Variety A Night in the Writers’ Room event in Los Angeles.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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The spa Spa Pendry is located in the new wing of the hotel and comes in at a whopping 19,000 square feet.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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After several hours in the water, the missing individual was located.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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“Detected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detected. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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