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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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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
As for tips and overtime income, the new breaks are deductions that only reduce the tax owed on that income by a percentage.
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
Trump’s bigger deduction limit for state and local taxes, known as SALT, could also boost refunds for eligible filers who itemize tax breaks, experts say.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
For 2025, the standard deduction is $15,750 for single filers and married filing separately, $23,625 for heads of household, and $31,500 for married filing jointly and surviving spouses.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
While the deduction was limited to $10,000 under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act has now raised the cap through 2029.
—Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
Trump’s bigger deduction limit for state and local taxes, known as SALT, could also boost refunds for eligible filers who itemize tax breaks, experts say.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
For 2025, the standard deduction is $15,750 for single filers and married filing separately, $23,625 for heads of household, and $31,500 for married filing jointly and surviving spouses.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
While the deduction was limited to $10,000 under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act has now raised the cap through 2029.
—Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deduction
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The crowd reduction measures the city had touted in weeks prior were in full effect Saturday — restrictions on parking, heavy police presence and checkpoints.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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After beta blockers’ approval in 1976, reductions in hypertension and cardiac disease were equal across income levels — the medication bridged the gap that behavioral interventions couldn’t.—
Alison Sexton Ward,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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The open door approach prioritizes making this time one focused on addition rather than subtraction.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
5 Mar. 2026
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Did the Mets major in addition or subtraction?—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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Articulation Phase: The AI shares its theory regarding minimum inference latency based on findings as well as the results of its experimental verification.—
Dimitris Tsementzis,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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The licensing deal is billed as non-exclusive, and Groq continues to operate an inference cloud service running on its specialized chips (also, in case there was any confusion, the company has no ties to the other Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot).—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2026
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The boosters sell to the poor at discount prices like urban lady Robin Hoods.—
Jada Yuan,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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But there’s still a big discount to Brent due to sanctions.—
David McHugh,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Although efforts to stop the measure from appearing on the ballot on April 21 have failed, the state Supreme Court has already said the legal determination of whether the amendment is constitutional will be decided in court after voting has taken place.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Golden Hawks put their heart and determination on display again Tuesday, coming back from a 14-point, third-quarter deficit to beat Leuzinger, 61-56, in the CIF Southern California Regional Division III championship game at El Dorado High.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
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However, that conclusion has been questioned by some critics.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
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Though the assessor’s office relies heavily on data and modeling, its conclusions, outside appeals and internal policies can drastically change values and make the office’s political tightrope shaky.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Deduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deduction. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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