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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
Today, most industrial starch is derived from corn, which requires large amounts of land to cultivate the feed crop.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Jan. 2026
Licorice extract is derived from the root of the Glycyrrhiza glabra plant.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
Kratom is an herbal extract derived from a plant native to Southeast Asia that has recently grown in popularity.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
The body was composed of material derived from soybeans, wheat and corn, which allegedly made it 30% lighter than the traditional metal cars at the time.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Jan. 2026
Licorice extract is derived from the root of the Glycyrrhiza glabra plant.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
Kratom is an herbal extract derived from a plant native to Southeast Asia that has recently grown in popularity.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
The body was composed of material derived from soybeans, wheat and corn, which allegedly made it 30% lighter than the traditional metal cars at the time.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for derived
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The origin of clemency is understood through the Federalist Papers as a need for mercy in instances when the criminal justice system was too harsh.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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The attraction stems from feeling emotionally understood.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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These potential legislations could be among several items decided by tight votes.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
2 Feb. 2026
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The blocky mass of gray concrete that serves as the federal courthouse has been a landmark in downtown Fort Lauderdale since 1979, but its days as a place where cases of national importance are decided are numbered.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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As personalization becomes table stakes, a new class of products is emerging that depends not just on data inferred from patterns and history but on deeply personal information that customers are willing to reveal about themselves in the moment.—
Michelle Taite,
Harvard Business Review,
15 Jan. 2026
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In fact, effectively invisible, dark matter can only be inferred due to its interaction with gravity and the effect this has on light and conventional matter.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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While the specific Nike SB tweaks to the Air Max2 CB 94 have not been revealed, some changes can be deduced based on the imagery.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
17 Jan. 2026
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Beyoncé is reportedly working on the final piece to her trilogy of albums that many fans have deduced will be a rock album.—
Essence,
Essence,
30 Dec. 2025
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The panel concluded the order was both overly broad and impermissibly vague, raising constitutional and practical concerns.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
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The judge concluded program participants could not be Salvation Army employees because there was no express or implied agreement they would be compensated.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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