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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Deezer, a French streaming platform, was the first to detect, tag and exclude AI-generated music from algorithmic recommendations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The June quality report published on its website says that an independent laboratory did not detect microplastics in its water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
If spacecraft detect shallow pockets of liquid water beneath the surface, those reservoirs may not contain water that originated in the moon's deep ocean.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
He later decided he needed a larger telescope to help researchers detect weaker signals from space, and the Lovell telescope was completed in 1957.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
After some icy staring about to detect the culprit, and several smothered sniggers from around the room, the little fat friar puffed himself up once more and declaimed firmly: “Grayling à la Redwall.”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
These measurements can reflect how the nervous system detects and processes painful signals.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
Despite the signs of AI fatigue, Wood detects no signs of flagging commitment from the hyperscalers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
The ICD is a small life-saving device which detects problems with the heart's rhythm and immediately tries to correct them.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
If a retailer’s algorithm detects that you have been browsing a product without buying, it may send you a coupon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Her nose is always slightly elevated, as if she detects a foul smell.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
DNA analysis, however, later detected minimal ecological impacts.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The intrusion was first detected by Hugging Face last week, when it noticed tens of thousands of AIs nipping at its system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
After it detected the intrusion, Hugging Face tried using Anthropic models—including Fable 5 and its earlier Opus model—to analyze its logs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Those observations detected water vapor and methane, adding further evidence that the object was a planet and revealing more details about its atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
By the time Pomp had detected this piece of deception, five or six cows were missing, and his master so wroth that Pomp scarce knew what to do.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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
Kalshi, the online prediction marketplace, referred Santos to the Department of Justice after detecting suspicious trades made by him ahead of Trump’s Feb. 24 speech.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
"This isn't like detecting a needle in a haystack. It's like detecting a microscopic portion of a needle in a haystack," said Steven Manderach, executive director of the Association of Food and Drug Officials.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The Eagle wheeled around, his sixth sense detecting Insubordination To Authority Figures.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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