deduced

past tense of deduce

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Recent Examples of deduced 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
Verb
  • The process starts with stem cells derived from human adipose (fat) tissue that is ethically sourced from a research lab in Texas (the people donating the tissue are healthy, consenting adults getting liposuction).
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Default windows open at a size of 120 columns and 30 rows, up from the previous 80 columns and 24 rows (those numbers were derived from the display resolutions of 1970s-era computer terminals, so the change is quietly momentous).
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Now in production, the indie feature stars Dern as steadfast patriarch Gramps, whose daughter Shay (Thompson) is a single mother navigating the ADHD diagnosis of one of her identical twin sons, who shares his medication with his brother in attempt to be understood, sparking an unforgettable summer.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Christian Siriano has always understood the art of drama.
    Essence, Essence, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The two reportedly worked on the tune during her lifetime for her final album, but the cut didn’t make the tracklist, so Gad decided to release it many years later.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Its pilots received authorization to shoot it down but decided not to open fire after assessing the collateral risks.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Deduced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deduced. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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