deduced

past tense of deduce

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Recent Examples of deduced 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 Knowing the entire sequence — the order of all 3 billion or so of our DNA’s chemical building blocks, nearly fully deduced by the international Human Genome Project between 1990 and 2003 — hasn’t helped much. Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 18 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 Marcellus is way ahead of Tova and Cameron, and has already deduced that the class ring is the key to everything. Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deduced
Verb
  • According to Naval News, the HDS-MGP (Hyundai Design Submarine – Marina de Guerra del Perú) is a 65-meter, 1,500-tonne conventional submarine derived from HD Hyundai’s HDS-1500 export design.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026
  • Traditional purchases are combined with equivalent units derived from individual track sales and streaming activity to determine where each title lands.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Thomas Jefferson, that most infuriatingly complex of our nation’s founders, understood this.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 July 2026
  • Manufacturers often continue specifying virgin materials because their performance is well understood, while comparable data for recycled alternatives remain limited.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026
Verb
  • First, the city’s second-longest serving mayor decided to retire less than halfway through her term.
    DJ Simmons July 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
  • Joining him at the top of the medals stand was Jefferson-Wooden, whose main challenger, Gabby Thomas, has been running well but decided not to run at nationals.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026

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“Deduced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deduced. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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