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
Health officials have since suspended the sale of all raw milk products from Raw Farms, after detecting the virus in bottled products and bulk milk storage at the company’s bottling facility.
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Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
This means committing to protecting payment pages, detecting unauthorized changes and safeguarding customer data.
—Rui Ribeiro, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Olms enjoy extreme senses of smell and hearing, and the ability to hunt by detecting faint electrical fields of other animals in the water nearby.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
More than 1,600 bolides have occurred so far in 2024, according to NASA's Geostationary Lightning Mapper, a satellite that measures light and can aid scientists in detecting lightning from severe weather.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2024
These technologies are being leveraged for many benefits, including automating repetitive tasks, verifying documents, detecting errors, reducing timelines, identifying risk, providing interactive experiences for borrowers and analyzing customer behaviors, among other things.
—Miriam Moore, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Leading a new study aimed at finding an accurate way of detecting mood episodes in people with BD, researchers from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) in Boston turned to a now-ubiquitous health-monitoring device, the Fitbit.
—New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2024
Other online tools for detecting deepfakes include Pindrop Pulse and Attestiv.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Very small, with no feasible way of detecting them directly.
—Tom Siegfried, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
This means committing to protecting payment pages, detecting unauthorized changes and safeguarding customer data.
—Rui Ribeiro, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Olms enjoy extreme senses of smell and hearing, and the ability to hunt by detecting faint electrical fields of other animals in the water nearby.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
More than 1,600 bolides have occurred so far in 2024, according to NASA's Geostationary Lightning Mapper, a satellite that measures light and can aid scientists in detecting lightning from severe weather.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2024
These technologies are being leveraged for many benefits, including automating repetitive tasks, verifying documents, detecting errors, reducing timelines, identifying risk, providing interactive experiences for borrowers and analyzing customer behaviors, among other things.
—Miriam Moore, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Leading a new study aimed at finding an accurate way of detecting mood episodes in people with BD, researchers from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) in Boston turned to a now-ubiquitous health-monitoring device, the Fitbit.
—New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2024
Other online tools for detecting deepfakes include Pindrop Pulse and Attestiv.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Very small, with no feasible way of detecting them directly.
—Tom Siegfried, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detecting
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His sobering diagnosis, complete irreverence, and insatiable curiosity, send him on an unexpected journey learning how to die happily and ridiculously without losing his sense of humor.Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
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His sobering diagnosis, complete irreverence and insatiable curiosity, send him on an unexpected journey learning how to die happily and ridiculously without losing his sense of humor.Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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For instance, imagine discovering that a distant relative holds political views that clash with your own.Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Based on a true story, the film follows a father who, in discovering that his daughter Dhukia is showing the early symptoms of leprosy, must make a devastating choice.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
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The remains rested there until 2015, when the Department of Defense — using DNA to do what was once inconceivable — began painstakingly identifying them and locating next of kin, many of whom had since moved and died.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
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By locating manufacturing facilities closer to their end markets, companies are also able to reduce transportation costs and delivery times.Richard Mack, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Detecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detecting. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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