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
And many Dodger fans put two and two together and deduced that Scherzer’s impending free agency was a factor in that decision.
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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
As Australians, much like everyone else, have 1-4% Neanderthal DNA in their genes, researchers logically deduced that hominins couldn’t have arrived any time before that, which would call into question a fundamental belief concerning human migration.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
Most of what experts know has been deduced from studying ceramics, camelid remains, and other religious sites, such as Akapana, that dot the Andean highlands.
—Gina Park, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
Swift superfans have deduced that Kelce is eating one of the pop star’s iconic homemade Pop-Tarts.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
When the New Heights podcast, which is co-hosted by Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, announced Monday that a special guest would be appearing in a new episode, Swift’s fans deduced things quickly.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
Coaches at Triple-A Oklahoma City deduced that his hands were too far from his body.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
The internal architecture of the planet has largely been deduced from the passage of seismic waves.
—Quanta Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
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
As Australians, much like everyone else, have 1-4% Neanderthal DNA in their genes, researchers logically deduced that hominins couldn’t have arrived any time before that, which would call into question a fundamental belief concerning human migration.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
Most of what experts know has been deduced from studying ceramics, camelid remains, and other religious sites, such as Akapana, that dot the Andean highlands.
—Gina Park, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
Swift superfans have deduced that Kelce is eating one of the pop star’s iconic homemade Pop-Tarts.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
When the New Heights podcast, which is co-hosted by Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, announced Monday that a special guest would be appearing in a new episode, Swift’s fans deduced things quickly.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
Coaches at Triple-A Oklahoma City deduced that his hands were too far from his body.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
The internal architecture of the planet has largely been deduced from the passage of seismic waves.
—Quanta Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deduced
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The best offensive showing for the Chiefs in at least three years derived not strictly from the weapons, but the opportunity to throw to them.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Nov. 2025
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Established in 1960, SCELF is a collective management organization created by publishers to collect and distribute royalties generated by various forms of exploitation derived from literary works, including audiovisual, theatrical, and musical adaptations, and radio productions.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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Helm is understood to be a feature, a concept.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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By freezing and visualizing what happens in the developer, the team turned a long-unsolved, guesswork-heavy process into one that can be seen, understood, and controlled.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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After achieving cash flow positivity at the end of 2023, Airwallex decided to re-invest in the business but is on target to reach profitability once again in the fourth quarter of 2025, a spokesperson told Fortune.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Paramount board decided to strike a settlement deal, paying $16 million to Trump’s future presidential library to end the litigation.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Deduced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deduced. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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