DETECTIONS Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

detections

noun

plural of detection

as in discoveries

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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Recent Examples of detections Rabid bat detections can vary year-to-year, but Los Angeles County has seen a steady upward trend for more than a decade. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 Those detections helped piece together information about how the animals were using the landscape, Malusa said. — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2026 By Ali Longwell, Summit Daily After 2025 saw a flurry of zebra mussel detections in the Colorado River system, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s weekly sampling this summer has led to zero new discoveries of the invasive species. — The Summit Daily, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2026 Securing a 100% wire-free outdoor smart camera with Color Night Vision, smart AI detections, and broad smart home compatibility for under $39 is an extraordinary value. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026 When those other detections are subtracted from the total count, the geoneutrino signal from the mantle should be all that’s left. — James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 Scientists at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona reported detections of a lunar plume from the impact. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Many food safety experts feel that these detections were the nearest anyone has come to pinpointing the source of an outbreak. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 Many of those detections cannot immediately be linked to known satellites or debris. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026

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We were inspired from how many great discoveries that went on to revolutionize science and medicine came about from looking around in nature and finding these odd things—PCR [polymerase chain reaction] tests, for example, or CRISPR.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
The Middle East has seen several significant archaeological discoveries in 2026, revealing new insights into ancient civilizations and the region’s rich history.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026

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Defense attorney Phil Barber said the findings could rule out certain individuals as contributors and may provide ancestry information, although the test cannot differentiate between men who share the same paternal ancestors.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
The findings also differ from what researchers have observed in pond snails.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

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