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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 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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deduces
Verb
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Perhaps the importance of the Ali-Frazier match derives from the extremity of those blood-sport contradictions.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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Before there was Latin trap, Puerto Rico was transfixed by reggaetón, a swaggering style based on a loping, staccato beat known as dembow, which derives from dancehall reggae.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Athletic understands that another City stalwart, Brian Marwood, has reduced his role to a part-time one.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Deadline understands that Nwodim made the decision after it was thought that the cast for Season 51 was set and ready to go ahead of its October 4 return.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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The cat decides its favorite spot to sleep is also a great place to stretch and scratch.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps America won’t be healthy again until Kennedy simply decides to declare victory, regardless of what the next three years bring.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Deduces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deduces. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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