deduced

past tense of deduce

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of deduced While specific tech details have yet to be confirmed by New Balance, much can be deduced from the sneaker’s official e-commerce photography. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026 Now that sleuths have deduced exactly where, the city is marking the spot. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Hurts, from the shotgun, read coverages and deduced mismatches through pre-snap decisions. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Nevertheless, Yu’s parents deduced that Zhou was actually Yu’s romantic partner, and the family collapsed overnight. — Jenny S. Li, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026 The pressure drop was deduced from the light curves, which show how the star's brightness changed with time during an occultation. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2026 No blueprints or detailed descriptions of either ship survive, but historians have deduced much about them from tax records and logbooks. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 The website Deuxmoi apparently has deduced that the dog’s name is Wendy. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026 And both the electromagnetic force and the weak nuclear force can be deduced using a standard technique. — Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deduced
Verb
  • The plot beats derived from this internal split are nonetheless eerily familiar, pitting Pinterest-ready traditionalism against forward-looking modernity.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Depending on the interaction, this may include Speech-to-text results derived from a user’s voice command.
    — John Higgins, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Arrogance, remorse, ambivalence, irony, lust — Monteverdi understood how to give each one of those gradations its own specific splendor.
    — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Having graduated with a degree in fashion design from London’s Central Saint Martins in 1979, Sade understood the art of a garment better than most of her 1980s pop peers.
    — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Instead of sharing talking points or bland DNC messaging, the national party’s communications team decided to simply share clips and let the creators decide whether or how to use them.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Breckenridge Ski Resort initially planned to open its runs on Friday, but decided to delay opening day to build a deeper base.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026

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“Deduced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deduced. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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