Thesaurus results for DEDUCES

deduces

verb

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 Araminta deduces that Sophie went to Lady Violet Bridgerton’s Masquerade Ball because Benedict came calling asking if Posy wore silver to the ball. —

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

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The Cherokee Nation today derives about 40% of its income from casinos, down from 80% or 90% about 20 years ago.

— Keith Sharon, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
But the success of the fool of the family derives from his occasionally discerning what others miss, most notably by attention to the concerns of the lower middle class, which determines American elections despite having few representatives of its own in Washington.

— George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2026