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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
Araminta deduces that Sophie went to Lady Violet Bridgerton’s Masquerade Ball because Benedict came calling asking if Posy wore silver to the ball.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
Bundle also deduces that Jimmy shot his own arm at the estate to draw attention away from him and Lorraine as suspects.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
As Rich smartly deduces, a rift between them is exactly what the clown wants, but the damage is done once Ronnie says Lilly should still be in Juniper Hill and storms off.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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
Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
Bundle also deduces that Jimmy shot his own arm at the estate to draw attention away from him and Lorraine as suspects.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
As Rich smartly deduces, a rift between them is exactly what the clown wants, but the damage is done once Ronnie says Lilly should still be in Juniper Hill and storms off.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deduces
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The name Business Wire likely derives from the terms news wires or wire services, which recall the mid-19th-century method of dispatching news via telegraph, sending electrical signals via wire across great distances.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Destined to delight Herzog fans for its offbeat ruminations on the evolution of creativity, the movie also derives ample philosophical weight from the sheer beauty and inherent mystery of the subject at hand.—
Eric Kohn,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
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Enyedi, a veteran director whose 1989 debut My 20th Century was a small arthouse phenomenon back in the day, and whose 2017 film On Body and Soul won the Golden Bear at Berlin and was nominated for an Oscar, understands her audience the way a scientist understands their subject.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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Last July, Wolfson found Barahona competent, ruling that Barahona was capable of aiding his defense attorneys and understands the severity of the penalties should he be found guilty.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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The Zion Phelps story is going to be told over and over at Loyola High to show students what can happen when someone discovers potential and decides to take a chance to bring it out.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The board decides annually if the rent should go up, and by how much.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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