deduces

present tense third-person singular of deduce
as in derives
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 deduces John and Penny’s guilt Elizabeth deduces that the unidentified bones in the cemetery belong to Peter Mercer (Will Stevens), the boyfriend of the stabbing victim whose murder the TMC is investigating at the start of the story. EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025 The critical thinker, therefore, deduces that you may be well served to start saving at a much higher rate earlier in life, recognizing that your ability to save in the middle may be diminished—only to pile on the savings again toward the end of your career. Tim Maurer, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025 From this, the team deduces that the new planet, if fully confirmed, is similar to Saturn or Jupiter in size and is in the habitable zone of the star, where its surface temperature is estimated as 225 K (-48 °C or -55 °F). David Szondy august 14, New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2025 Wednesday deduces that Sheriff Galpin had discovered the project and was worried that Tyler, his son, would be the next patient to have his death faked. Selome Hailu, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
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Verb
  • The remaining negligible figure derives from album sales and track-equivalent units.
    Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The one-time Gold Glove Award winner has been the most valuable defender since making his debut, according to Baseball Savant’s Fielding Run Value, and much of his value derives from his framing.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
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  • Why some fans feel let down Kaeli Dance, a Salt Lake City, Utah, content creator, understands some fans may feel let down.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Greater Manchester Police had declared PLATO – a national code word used when police deploy armed officers across the force to the scene of an attack, CNN understands.
    Peter Wilkinson, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In an interview with Variety in April 2023, Coelen shared that the crew often decides who will reveal their decision first at the altar.
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Snoopy decides to cook his own version of a Thanksgiving meal with help from his friends.
    Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Deduces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deduces. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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