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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
Beyoncé is reportedly working on the final piece to her trilogy of albums that many fans have deduced will be a rock album.
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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
While the specific tech specs behind the skate upgrades have yet to be announced, several of the modifications can be deduced based on the images seen thus far.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 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
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
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
While the specific tech specs behind the skate upgrades have yet to be announced, several of the modifications can be deduced based on the images seen thus far.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deduced
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The probes follow a global surge over the past few weeks in the use of Grok to create and share nonconsensual, intimate images, or NCII, derived from photos or videos of real people in response to user’s prompts.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
6 Jan. 2026
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The same debate is playing out over off-brand marijuana products like Delta-8, which are derived from hemp.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
6 Jan. 2026
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How gentle and precious to be understood.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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In handing down the sentence, Montenegro said Bonillo understood the scope of his misdeeds, abused his position of trust and used that position to enrich himself while undermining CBP’s main goal.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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So last Monday, after scrolling through news of the government shutdown and with nothing else planned for the day, the couple decided to fire up their Pit Boss pellet grill and feed anyone who was hungry, no questions asked.—
Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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One such angel, however, decided to rebel against this way of life.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Deduced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deduced. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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