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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Bear surrendered his collar in March after a decade of being a very good boy as one of the first dogs in the country to be trained to detect the scent of koala fur.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
The firms also agreed to implement safeguards to keep models operating as intended and quickly detect and fix any issues.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Valthos builds AI systems to detect, characterize and mitigate emerging biological threats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Scaringi expects the telescope "to map more of these systems as well as fainter ones and detect similar systems in detail, ultimately helping in understanding the mysterious energy source that remains unexplained."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
This was a process that involved lining up messages to detect new patterns that could unlock the cipher.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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RBC also detects that during major drawdowns, confidence and sentiment gauges move sharply with readings like the National Federation of Independent Business and the American Association of Individual Investors dropping sharply.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
“There is no evidence that any multi-cancer detection testing prevents cancer, consistently detects it at an earlier stage, or reduces cancer-associated mortality,” two researchers wrote in the Lancet this week.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
When the body detects an infection or injury, it sends out alarm signals that recruit immune cells and other cells to eliminate the threat and begin repairing damaged tissue.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Mr. Chabal detects “a good deal of repression” and a discomfort with Jewishness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
My system detects the red and brown pigments as it does a cursory scan.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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Anthropic this month said it had detected attempts to use its Claude chatbot to engineer a dangerous bird flu adapted for mammals, with “enhanced pandemic potential.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Thousands of illegal registration plates on cars and other vehicles have been detected by a new camera system currently being tested on motorways in south-east England, BBC Panorama can reveal.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Estimates from randomized trials have differed sharply, with some studies suggesting that 30-50% of breast cancers detected through screening could fall into this category.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
In Sweden, a trial of about 106,000 women found that screenings read with AI support detected 29% more cancers than two radiologists reading alone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Slant was detected in his illness; though he protested, none know what his fever might be; and so they removed him with them.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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Rodriguez has been a vocal advocate for placing the cameras across Texas and has commended their use in Laredo and elsewhere for allowing a new approach to detecting crime.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
The expert also points to a potential problem when it comes to detecting the use of AI in novels.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
Look for banks that are serious about detecting fraud, such as by using multifactor-authentication or biometric features.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Because the disorder can be treated and, in some cases, potentially cured, detecting it earlier could help reduce the risk of preventable cardiovascular complications.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
She takes a sip of tea and winces, detecting a faint film of dishwashing liquid on this section of the rim, chiding herself for being careless about rinsing.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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