Thesaurus results for DEDUCING

deducing

verb

present participle of deduce

as in deriving

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 deducing Both these properties are important tools for deducing the age and origin of the comet. —

Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026 The ending unfolds in a broadly similar way in both versions, with Bundle deducing that Loraine killed Gerry. —

Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 15 Jan. 2026 Malcolm doesn’t take the rejection personally, deducing that Ellen is still grieving. —

Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025

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On Thursday, a jury found Geisy Rodriguez Brito, 33, of Royal Palm Beach, guilty of human trafficking and unlawful use of a two-way communications device but not guilty of deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution or witness tampering.

— Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
The very legitimacy of deriving general principles from the particulars of experience can never be established from experience without already having the principle in hand.

— Christopher Beha, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026