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
  • This meteorite is believed to have formed from magma derived from the mantle — a planet’s inner layer of hot rock — which later became part of the outer crust.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Once lathered, the formula deploys papin, an enzyme that’s derived from papaya and helps dissolve the glue that binds dead skin cells.
    — Deanna Pai, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Wilkinson argued that the growing relationship between energy and AI should be understood not simply as a way to automate industrial processes, but as an opportunity to expand human capabilities.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • As a Haitian Creole speaker, Bichotte Hermelyn understood that meaningful engagement requires communicating with neighbors in their own languages, including Chinese, Russian, and Urdu.
    — Joey Saban, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Likely voters who decided which candidate to support only recently in seven key Senate races favor Republicans despite an overall Democratic advantage, according to a new poll released Sunday night.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
  • During a trip to visit one of their company’s labs, the couple decided that the region would be the perfect home to a winery resort.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Deduced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deduced. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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