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.
Example Sentences
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Those hidden social behaviors can make infestations hard to detect, but they may also help treatments spread once termites contact treated material.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
Standard lab tests often fail to detect rare viruses like hantavirus, said SoRelle.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
The group used a technology known as soil vapor sampling, which they say could detect volatile organic compounds associated with decomposing human remains.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Research from the University of Florida shows that when employees detect AI in supervisors’ communications, trust drops to as low as 40%.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
Though they couldn’t detect Maggie’s body moving, the doctors watched her face.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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