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as in reduction
something that is or may be subtracted
contestants get a deduction from their scores for every incorrect guess
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2
as in subtraction
the act or an instance of taking away from a total
the deduction of the amount awarded to the plaintiff in order to pay the legal fees
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3
as in inference
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning
his impressive deduction of the correct answer from only a few hints
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Recent Examples of deduction
Part of that is due to the increase in the standard deduction for those age 65 and older from 2025 through 2028.
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
The legislation also includes highly popular provisions, including a tip income exemption for many workers, higher standard deductions for seniors and limits on taxing overtime.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
Some student loan servicers provide an interest rate deduction for automatic payments.
—Essence, 9 Aug. 2025
Since 1979, all state leases with oil and gas companies prohibit deductions.
—Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 4 Aug. 2025
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
The legislation also includes highly popular provisions, including a tip income exemption for many workers, higher standard deductions for seniors and limits on taxing overtime.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
Some student loan servicers provide an interest rate deduction for automatic payments.
—Essence, 9 Aug. 2025
Since 1979, all state leases with oil and gas companies prohibit deductions.
—Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deduction
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OpenAI also says there is a 45 percent to 65 percent reduction in factual errors over GPT-4, depending on the setting, as well as substantial gains in handling medical and coding tasks on industry-standard benchmarks.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The premium on French 30-year bonds breached a level last seen in 2008 as the government is on the brink of collapse, putting the country’s deficit reduction plans at risk .—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Philadelphia Phillies lost a second straight game to the New York Mets on Tuesday and that was preceded by some surprising roster subtractions.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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In sum, the addition of AI should lead to a subtraction of expenses, particularly for nonprofit enterprises.—
Nick Ladany,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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In essence, the court approved of what amounted to the INS’s reliance on racial profiling to seize entire workforces without individualized objective facts and rational inferences normally required under the Fourth Amendment for seizures of a person.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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For developers needing faster processing, the system supports parallel inference across multiple GPUs using the xDiT framework.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 Sep. 2025
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Even better, several styles have early discounts.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Hernandez recalls a client asking for a discount.—
Joyce Marter,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Access to the vaccine is largely dependent on location, at least until ACIP makes a final determination in September.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Venezuelans are now awaiting for Chen in San Francisco to issue a final determination on the matter.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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At the conclusion of the state's case Wednesday, the defense moved to have the case dismissed, arguing the state had failed to prove its case.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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Then, in the second half, a one-hour, two-minute lightning delay put a halt in the action, pushing the game’s conclusion past midnight on the East Coast.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Deduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deduction. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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