detect
verb (used with object)
to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act.
detecting
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present participleof detect.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The company pulled the car over after detecting a “violation of our terms of service involving a firearm,” the spokesperson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Rydberg atom simulators are one possible platform for such an experiment and could provide a promising route toward finally detecting these elusive quantum quasiparticles.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
These systems can be programmed to carry out tasks such as detecting a particular molecule and then producing a specific response.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
But now, with AI models detecting software weaknesses at unprecedented speed, companies are under immense pressure to fix vulnerabilities before attackers act.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
For ten seconds Chapter Eleven studied my documents, detecting no forgery, as the clouds burst overhead, and I made him get me one more piece of cake.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
