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 twist here is that the action is derived from two different points in history, switching back and forth between eras and ultimately melding the two.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The guarantee derived from a calculation by Hoover’s engineering deputy, Arthur Powell Davis, that so much water flowed down the river that there would always be enough to meet every state’s needs.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Its scientists understood the future of digital photography, but the company could not bring the right product to market.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • My abuser understood the power of words, and used them to dictate the terms of my obedience.
    — Debbie Millman, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Flying to San Diego With a packed helicopter and dwindling fuel, the crew decided to head to the Coast Guard station in San Diego where ambulances were waiting.
    — Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Its creator, Ryan Murphy, decided to include an episode inspired by the famous 1969 Monegasque ball, only this time, the character played by Kardashian was the host.
    — Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 25 Oct. 2026

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“Deduced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deduced. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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