detect
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Synonyms
ascertain, descry, determine, dig out, dig up, discover, dredge (up), ferret (out), find, find out, get, hit (on or upon), hunt (down or up), learn, locate, nose out, root (out), rout (out), rummage, run down, scare up, scout (up), track (down), turn up
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The lander will also have instruments capable of detecting isotopes like helium-3, a potential fuel for future fusion reactors. — Wired, "India Is Ready to Touch Down Near the Moon’s South Pole," 5 Sep. 2019 From there, an attacker can extract private information without being easily detected. — Diego Mendoza-moyers, ExpressNews.com, "5G: What is it, and how will it change your life?," 2 Sep. 2019 Unlike PET scans, fMRIs measure brain activity by detecting changes in blood oxygen levels. — Emily Underwood, Science | AAAS, "Brain scans could help personalize treatment for people who are depressed or suicidal," 20 Aug. 2019 Over the last two decades, however, the medical field has made progress in detecting the disease by identifying diagnostic biomarkers, or biological signs of disease. — The Conversation, oregonlive.com, "Here’s what we know about blood tests for Alzheimer’s," 10 Aug. 2019 Even my mother, an expert in detecting interloping odors, couldn’t catch anything. — Luke Winkie, Vox, "From condemning “white terrorism” to condemning video games: Republican responses to El Paso shooting," 5 Aug. 2019 These pheromone traps are useful for detecting beetle emergence but not recommended as a control method. — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "It’s Japanese beetle season. Here’s how to protect your plants from these voracious pests.," 26 July 2019 Law enforcement is getting better at detecting child pornography and catching offenders. — Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz, "There’s a global movement of Facebook vigilantes who hunt pedophiles," 24 July 2019 Sometimes machine learning technology good at detecting patterns that are racist, or sexist. — Mary Kilpatrick, cleveland.com, "Cleveland artificial intelligence conference explains the tech that affects your everyday life," 15 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'detect.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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