detect
verb (used with object)
to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act.
are detecting
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present progressiveof detect.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“We are detecting them more frequently than before,” Elbanna said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025
"It is one thing to detect, but another to know what you are detecting," said Min.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 8, 2024
“That’s the really exciting new piece here, and it starts to give you confidence that they really are detecting the merging black holes,” Greene says.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 28, 2023
Health officials are detecting cases of this new flu virus jumping from birds to other mammals – like foxes, skunks and bears.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2023
The UK Health Security Agency has identified 20 cases so far and its chief medical adviser Dr Susan Hopkins told the BBC's Sunday Morning programme: "We are detecting more cases on a daily basis."
From BBC ● May 22, 2022
