as in derivations
something that naturally develops or is developed from something else
the whole field of industrial robots is a derivative of technology developed for the space program
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Recent Examples of derivatives
Meanwhile the question of whether events contracts on sports amount to financial derivatives or gambling is dividing the sports gambling industry — and tying federal courts in knots.
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Alex Sherman,contessa Brewer, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Leveraged gold funds, gold mining stocks and complex derivatives can magnify gains and also losses.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
There are a handful of of others, like dYdX, that offer crypto derivatives to risk-hungry traders who don’t want to venture onto centralized exchanges like Coinbase.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
The second lawsuit, filed by Kiaran Shadowbolt in late December, is a federal derivatives complaint, an attempt to sue Firefly executives and board members on behalf of the company itself, by a shareholder.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
After a slow end to 2025 for bitcoin, 2026 has picked up with higher volumes, a price uptick, and derivatives markets trending more bullish.
—Alexander S. Blume, Forbes.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The lotion is infused with sake to help moisturize and condition the skin, along with three types of amino acids and three vitamin derivatives to support hydration and improve texture.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
But, more importantly, its heavy, sour crude is extraordinarily cheap, nearby to the United States and able to be refined into key derivatives for US industry, including asphalt, heating oil and diesel.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
Addition will have a suite of products and Alma will have a few derivatives.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 28 Dec. 2025
Alex Sherman,contessa Brewer, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Leveraged gold funds, gold mining stocks and complex derivatives can magnify gains and also losses.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
There are a handful of of others, like dYdX, that offer crypto derivatives to risk-hungry traders who don’t want to venture onto centralized exchanges like Coinbase.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
The second lawsuit, filed by Kiaran Shadowbolt in late December, is a federal derivatives complaint, an attempt to sue Firefly executives and board members on behalf of the company itself, by a shareholder.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
After a slow end to 2025 for bitcoin, 2026 has picked up with higher volumes, a price uptick, and derivatives markets trending more bullish.
—Alexander S. Blume, Forbes.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The lotion is infused with sake to help moisturize and condition the skin, along with three types of amino acids and three vitamin derivatives to support hydration and improve texture.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
But, more importantly, its heavy, sour crude is extraordinarily cheap, nearby to the United States and able to be refined into key derivatives for US industry, including asphalt, heating oil and diesel.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
Addition will have a suite of products and Alma will have a few derivatives.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 28 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for derivatives
derivations
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Silicon Valley dreamt up poor derivations of past cautionary tales and created a monoculture of exploitative social media feeds and predatory data-hungry apps that birthed Orwell’s surveillance state.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Derivatives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derivatives. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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