deduced

past tense of deduce

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Recent Examples of deduced 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 In other words, there’s not much to be deduced here, unlike the extensive notes which accompanied the release of AirPods Pro 3 last fall. David Phelan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026 While Nike itself has yet to elaborate much on the changes made from the typical Air Force 1 ’07 that’s been the model’s standard for a decade-plus, much can be deduced from the images alone. Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 June 2026 Eagle-eyed TikTokers quickly deduced that Franco's new account is only following two others — the official account for an upcoming film titled Love Meets in the Sunshine and Christian Guiton, the film's director. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026 And, after extensive market research, Mattel execs deduced that this target audience liked the idea of oversized male heroes flaunting their power over other people. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 June 2026 Our blind taste test deduced which flavored fizzes bubbled up to the top. Emily Heil, Washington Post, 15 May 2026 Matthews deduced from the conversation that there was not much more the NFL needed to see. Zach Berman, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deduced
Verb
  • Ibogaine, in particular—a psychedelic drug derived from an African shrub—has become a cause célèbre for the American right.
    Michelle Lhooq, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Aside from art-worthy bottles, each scent is 88% naturally-derived.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • These types of conversations help teens feel understood and strengthen trust, while uncovering more about what is really driving the desire to change up their look.
    Liz Regalia, Parents, 10 Aug. 2026
  • No one in the nuclear industry really understood the massive technological advancements made in oil drilling within the last 10 to 20 years, Baltzer told Fortune.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • According to Stebbins, the church decided not to renew the nonprofit’s lease.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
  • McGregor had surgery this week and decided to celebrate by getting an energy drink delivered to him by drone.
    Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

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“Deduced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deduced. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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