deducing

present participle of deduce

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Recent Examples of deducing 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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Verb
  • Specifically, Larsson was searching for dentalium shells—the long, tubular shells deriving from dentaliums, a type of marine mollusk.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In the years since, Wickelgren, Kass and others have reframed a host of other enumerative problems using motivic homotopy theory, deriving the relevant quadratic forms in various number systems.
    Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For executives rallying employees around strategy or transformation, understanding these perceptions is critical.
    Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The findings mark a crucial advance in understanding how human life begins, and how it might be repaired.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Despite Schneider saying ahead of the game, Yesavage was a real option, the manager confirmed Saturday the rookie righty was never going to appear in the deciding fourth contest.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • With how charming the patterns are, deciding on just one can be just as hard as deciding on your china pattern for your wedding registry.
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Deducing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deducing. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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