detect
Usage
What are other ways to say detect?
To detect implies becoming aware of something that had been obscure, secret, or concealed: to detect a flaw in reasoning. To ascertain is to verify facts by inquiry or analysis: to ascertain the truth about an event. To learn is to add to one's knowledge or information: to learn a language. The verb discover is used with objective clauses as a synonym of learn in order to suggest that the new information acquired is surprising to the learner: I discovered that she had been married before.
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"These incidents have disrupted surveillance, case investigation, contact tracing, treatment and community engagements showing how attacks can undermine not only health services, but also the capacity to detect and contain outbreaks," said Musani.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
But urgent care addresses acute illness or injury and doesn’t usually detect the gradual changes that can become disease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Drones fitted with heat-sensing equipment continue to be used to detect hotspots in areas of peaty ground.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Deezer, a French streamer, was the first to detect, tag and exclude AI-generated music from algorithmic recommendations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
“The motion sensors in the screen will detect your arm, head, and torso movement,” she explained.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
Rather than reacting only to familiar properties such as color or intensity, it detects subtle quantum distinctions in the incoming light.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
It also correctly detects an estimated 94% of generic, or AI-generated, posts, which it refrains from distributing beyond the author’s immediate network, according to a spokeswoman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
When the camera detects a violation, it generates an evidence package, consisting of the date, time and location, as well as still images.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Male and female U1s can speak through an artificial intelligence tool programmed by the company to offer soothing words if it detects fatigue or stress, and get to know its user over time.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Her nose is always slightly elevated, as if she detects a foul smell.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Authorities have not reported any casualties, but said tsunami waves between 19 and 30 centimetres have been detected.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
In adult brains, the researchers detected changes in myelination that could be traced to thicker myelin sheaths, particularly around thin axons.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
The UN's International Maritime Organization reported that an oil slick was detected after that incident.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
No clouds were detected during the flight an AFP team took part in -- bringing no respite to a part of the country that last year set a new record-high temperature of 44.9C.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
“These things happen. A physical problem. It should have been detected sooner. You should not have been inseminated. Who was your first Examiner?” he asked.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
For detecting multiple cancers, MethylScan showed a high level of overall accuracy.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
In Germany, Dobrindt in June opened a new Joint Center for Countering Hybrid Threats in Berlin, aiming to centralize work detecting and combating espionage, sabotage, disinformation and state-sponsored terrorism, among other dangers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
I’ve thought about whether AI could eventually play a role of a central banker, detecting bubbles or risk buildup that humans might miss.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
The EU said AliExpress' "overestimated the effectiveness of its system in detecting and removing illegal products".
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
So I decided to do some detecting and see if I could find it.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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