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to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
from the summit, he was able to derive his location from the position of several prominent landmarks
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Recent Examples of derived
Each cookie has cheery yellow petals and a magenta center, with coloring strictly derived from vegetable juices.
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
Theirs reminds us of our own mortality, and how no amount of riches or fame derived in sports can shield one from the real-life issues that can affect us all.
—Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
That law, approved by 77% of Bay State voters back in 2016, bans the in-state sale of products derived from animals raised in extreme confinement.
—John Cleveland, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
The results, Zhang believes, emphasize the potential of cellular reprogramming and patient-derived stem cell models in studying rare diseases.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
Theirs reminds us of our own mortality, and how no amount of riches or fame derived in sports can shield one from the real-life issues that can affect us all.
—Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
That law, approved by 77% of Bay State voters back in 2016, bans the in-state sale of products derived from animals raised in extreme confinement.
—John Cleveland, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
The results, Zhang believes, emphasize the potential of cellular reprogramming and patient-derived stem cell models in studying rare diseases.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for derived
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Leo said in English, using a phrase often understood as referring to American exceptionalism.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Its long-term health problems are only starting to be understood.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Mother Nature decided to rain on the parade, but even before that, there was a dark cloud hanging over the annual celebration.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The council ultimately decided to pursue setting up a committee to look into new skate boarding options generally, and not just at Glen Park.—
Barbara Henry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Wolfgang Pauli first inferred the presence of the neutrino in 1930 from a study of radioactive decays.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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Dark matter’s existence is only inferred from its gravitational effects on visible matter.—
Deepa Bharath,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Law enforcement arrived soon after and deduced the shot must have come from outside, potentially from an area 30 yards away where a firearm-sniffing dog alerted the following day.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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The spikes in volume didn’t indicate whether the trades were buy or sell orders, but based on how prices moved as they were placed other traders quickly deduced that someone was selling oil futures, a bet on the value of the commodity falling, and buying stock futures, a bet on a market rebound.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Thirty Years’ War, which was concluded by the Peace of Westphalia, in 1648, spread across mainland Europe and killed some eight million people.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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At the time, the Justice Department concluded that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence lacked jurisdiction over allegations involving a president’s private conversations with a fellow head of state.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Apr. 2026
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