Detect and Sniff

Detect

Detect verb - To come upon after searching, study, or effort.

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Sniff and detect are semantically related in action topic. In some cases you can use "Sniff" instead a verb "Detect", when it comes to topics like discover, detect by nose.

Nearby Words: detection, detective, detectable, detected, detecting

Sniff

Sniff verb - To become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose.

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Synonyms for Sniff

Detect and sniff are semantically related in action topic. You can use "Detect" instead a verb "Sniff", if it concerns topics such as discover, breathe in, detect by nose.

Nearby Words: sniffy, sniffle, sniffed, sniffled, sniffer

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enemy	detect enemy	sniff enemy
units	detect units	sniff units
traps	detect traps	sniff traps
spies	detect spies	sniff spies

Both words in one sentence

The modus operandi of The Creeper from Jeepers Creepers was that he'd frighten his victims, causing them to release pheromones which he'd sniff to detect whether or not they had the... pieces he wanted (or needed to replace lost bits).

Source: Picky People Eater

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