as in finding
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 detecting
The study showed that the Apple Watch’s hypertension notification was as accurate as the cuff in detecting signs of high blood pressure.
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Alice Park, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
One approach, for example, might involve adding a special compound that would prevent the bacteria's sensor protein from detecting the phage.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
By detecting early subdomain changes, the tool can track disease progression with more sensitivity.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
While alcohol can be tested on the spot using a breathalyzer, detecting drug use is far more complicated.
—Andrew Yockey, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
This radar technology, good at detecting small flying objects and differentiating them from fauna, has proven useful in Ukraine's drone war.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
From understanding the playbook, detecting an opponents’ strategy to developing leadership traits, there’s a lot of pressure to perform.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
But after a while, her followers began detecting subtle changes in her behavior.
—Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Under Mahan’s tenure, the city’s vehicles have been outfitted with pothole-detecting cameras and its employees use AI to win multimillion-dollar grants.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Alice Park, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
One approach, for example, might involve adding a special compound that would prevent the bacteria's sensor protein from detecting the phage.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
By detecting early subdomain changes, the tool can track disease progression with more sensitivity.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
While alcohol can be tested on the spot using a breathalyzer, detecting drug use is far more complicated.
—Andrew Yockey, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
This radar technology, good at detecting small flying objects and differentiating them from fauna, has proven useful in Ukraine's drone war.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
From understanding the playbook, detecting an opponents’ strategy to developing leadership traits, there’s a lot of pressure to perform.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
But after a while, her followers began detecting subtle changes in her behavior.
—Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Under Mahan’s tenure, the city’s vehicles have been outfitted with pothole-detecting cameras and its employees use AI to win multimillion-dollar grants.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detecting
Verb
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His eyes darted around, finding nowhere to rest.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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Facing one of these situations late in the quarter, Hartman bought time scrambling to his right before finding Brown behind the defense on the sideline for a 38-yard pass to the 9-yard line.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
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Appreciation means valuing the struggle of learning, not despite its difficulty but because of it.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Laura is frantic about saving Daniel after learning Cherry pushed her father from a construction site, fracturing his spine in two places.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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But discovering the addresses was only half the problem.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Commissioner of the Utah Department of Public Safety Beau Mason said that authorities had used the footage to track the suspect's movements, which led to them discovering a firearm believed to have been used in the attack.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Milwaukee police are seeking the public's help in locating a critically missing 11-year-old girl.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The immediate priority for law enforcement is locating and apprehending the suspect who should be considered armed and dangerous.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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So, Hilleary will be in the odd position of facing a significant pay cut for getting a big promotion on Capitol Hill.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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How would Trump react to his administration now getting to decide the fate of CNN?—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Detecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detecting. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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