detection
noun
de·tec·tion
di-ˈtek-shən 
Examples of detection in a Sentence
I don't know how the errors managed to avoid detection for so long.
my detection of the scent of baked apple pie led me to the kitchen
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Mac security tools from Avira and McAfee also reached 100% detection in their own antiphishing tests.
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PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
Later ones disabled malware detection apps and connected to command-and-control servers; affected devices remained infected even after being rebooted.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
Officers were called just after 6:45 p.m. to the 2600 block of E. 27th Street after being alerted by a gunshot detection system and found the man down outside.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
The call by Parents SOS for escalating weapons detection systems usage would turn entering the school into something like an airport screening, the spokesperson said.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
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PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
Later ones disabled malware detection apps and connected to command-and-control servers; affected devices remained infected even after being rebooted.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
Officers were called just after 6:45 p.m. to the 2600 block of E. 27th Street after being alerted by a gunshot detection system and found the man down outside.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
The call by Parents SOS for escalating weapons detection systems usage would turn entering the school into something like an airport screening, the spokesperson said.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for detection
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“Detection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detection. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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