as in discovery
the act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time
my detection of the scent of baked apple pie led me to the kitchen
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Data from telescopes in the United States, South Africa and India and collaborators from around the world made the extremely rare detection a truly global effort, Wang said.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
Alex Brandon/Associated Press What To Know Aircraft and missiles emit strong thermal radiation, created by superheated components such as exhaust nozzles, which raises the risk of detection.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
The services are a little less expensive than VPNs, though there are plenty of free VPN services that offer several server locations and additional privacy and security tools, such as ad blocking, phishing detection, or malicious website warnings.
—PC Magazine, 27 May 2025
Vista’s sheriff’s captain will give an overview of technologies such as crime cameras, license plate readers and gunshot detection systems.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
Alex Brandon/Associated Press What To Know Aircraft and missiles emit strong thermal radiation, created by superheated components such as exhaust nozzles, which raises the risk of detection.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
The services are a little less expensive than VPNs, though there are plenty of free VPN services that offer several server locations and additional privacy and security tools, such as ad blocking, phishing detection, or malicious website warnings.
—PC Magazine, 27 May 2025
Vista’s sheriff’s captain will give an overview of technologies such as crime cameras, license plate readers and gunshot detection systems.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detection
discovery
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Momentum breeds momentum: each successful float provides price discovery that the next issuer can cite, widening the aperture a little more.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The discovery was made in the Dra’Abu El Naga, an important non-royal necropolis in Luxor, the ministry said in a statement Monday.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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“Detection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detection. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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