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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The report said Roblox would let parents switch off direct chat entirely for under-16s, while Meta would hide teens' Instagram connection lists by default and develop AI tools to detect likely sexualised conversations in DMs.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Earlier missions suggested Jupiter's lightning was exceptionally powerful because they could only detect the brightest flashes.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Descents can be exhausting but the AI isn’t smart enough to detect them.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The system uses Flir thermal cameras and AI-powered detection technology developed by WhaleSpotter to detect the whales’ heat signature from up to four nautical miles, according to the release.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Side-scan sonar has been widely used to detect obstructions on the ocean floor that might be hazardous to shipping or to seabed installations by the gas and oil industries.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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