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
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.
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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
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
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The first is that while most enterprises haven’t derived tangible advantages from adopting AI just yet, individuals have.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Oct. 2025
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Researchers utilized ex vivo gut microbiome cultures derived from stool samples of five healthy volunteers.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Laughter from the crowd breaks the tension of what could have been understood as metaphor for Netanyahu’s actions.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Jane Goodall and her friend saw strangers in a jungle, reached out their hands, and began a friendship that changed how humans understood our place in the world.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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Eighteen nations are already guaranteed a spot in the tournament next June and July, meaning there are 30 (yes, 30) still to be decided.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Hundreds of thousands of the paper’s readers abandoned it last year when Bezos decided not to endorse in the presidential election and to overhaul the opinion section.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Deduced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deduced. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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