as in derived
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
I can deduce from the simple observation of your behavior that you're trying to hide something from me
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Recent Examples of deduced
In the ’90s, Kay correctly deduced that the elusive serial killer was Roy McCorckle, a 9-1-1 dispatcher who had answered all of the calls of his future female murder victims.
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Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
At one, Bailey fully flashed back to the wedding, but the secretary at the parish claimed they were closed for the football season in 2011 (this year was deduced because Bailey’s mother Olivia died in 2012).
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
While the specific Nike SB tweaks to the Air Max2 CB 94 have not been revealed, some changes can be deduced based on the imagery.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 17 Jan. 2026
Beyoncé is reportedly working on the final piece to her trilogy of albums that many fans have deduced will be a rock album.
—Essence, 30 Dec. 2025
That left studio executives — many of whom correctly deduced they’d be shown the exit as soon as David Ellison’s crew took over — punching the clock.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025
In the penultimate episode, Ron deduced that Alice Quintana (Kathryn Meisle), the Delaware City assistant purchasing director, was behind the fraud occurring at Tecca.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Dec. 2025
And many Dodger fans put two and two together and deduced that Scherzer’s impending free agency was a factor in that decision.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 26 Oct. 2025
By seeing Earth spinning and orbiting, satellites and space telescopes have confirmed what astronomers have long deduced.
—Nilakshi Veerabathina, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2025
Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
At one, Bailey fully flashed back to the wedding, but the secretary at the parish claimed they were closed for the football season in 2011 (this year was deduced because Bailey’s mother Olivia died in 2012).
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
While the specific Nike SB tweaks to the Air Max2 CB 94 have not been revealed, some changes can be deduced based on the imagery.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 17 Jan. 2026
Beyoncé is reportedly working on the final piece to her trilogy of albums that many fans have deduced will be a rock album.
—Essence, 30 Dec. 2025
That left studio executives — many of whom correctly deduced they’d be shown the exit as soon as David Ellison’s crew took over — punching the clock.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025
In the penultimate episode, Ron deduced that Alice Quintana (Kathryn Meisle), the Delaware City assistant purchasing director, was behind the fraud occurring at Tecca.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Dec. 2025
And many Dodger fans put two and two together and deduced that Scherzer’s impending free agency was a factor in that decision.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 26 Oct. 2025
By seeing Earth spinning and orbiting, satellites and space telescopes have confirmed what astronomers have long deduced.
—Nilakshi Veerabathina, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deduced
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The buzzy ingredient—traditionally derived from salmon DNA—has been popping up in skin-care formulas everywhere lately.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 Mar. 2026
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Kratom is an herbal substance derived from the leaves of the Mitragyna speciosa tree, which has active compounds that can act like opioids at higher doses.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Major decisions about land use, tax incentives, and infrastructure were largely finalized before most community members fully understood the project’s scale—which has also grown into a much larger build-out than originally planned.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Halifax understood the ancient truth that, in politics, the lows are lower than the highs are high.—
David Brooks,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The other day, an observer decided to follow one of these parcels, chosen at random—a featherweight, toaster-size box from Sephora, addressed to 235 West Forty-eighth Street—and chart its journey.—
Henry Alford,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Nuggets decided to rule him out as a precautionary measure.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Deduced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deduced. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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