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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
The drinks could not be derived from marijuana or synthetic or semisynthetic cannabinoids.
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The Denver Post, Denver Post, 2 May 2026
That company is a subsidiary of CBD American Shaman, the nationwide retail empire run by Vince Sanders, who claims credit for developing 7-OH, a potent gas station opioid that researchers consider to be more addictive than the kratom leaves it is derived from.
—Matthew Kelly
may 1, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Kratom products, which can be consumed as tea or capsules, are derived from a plant native to Southeast Asia.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
The modern offside rule in football is derived from rules first introduced in the mid-19th century, with an early version appearing in the Cambridge Rules of 1848.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
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The Denver Post, Denver Post, 2 May 2026
That company is a subsidiary of CBD American Shaman, the nationwide retail empire run by Vince Sanders, who claims credit for developing 7-OH, a potent gas station opioid that researchers consider to be more addictive than the kratom leaves it is derived from.
—Matthew Kelly
may 1, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Kratom products, which can be consumed as tea or capsules, are derived from a plant native to Southeast Asia.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
The modern offside rule in football is derived from rules first introduced in the mid-19th century, with an early version appearing in the Cambridge Rules of 1848.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for derived
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That feeling of being seen and understood stayed with her, ultimately inspiring Henson to commit to a career as a nurse and to offer the same reassurance to her own patients.—
Nancy Badertscher,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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The situation has captured international attention as some passengers had disembarked and dispersed across multiple countries before the outbreak was fully understood, prompting some to draw comparisons to the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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All seven games were decided by a goal, and four went to overtime, with the stingiest of netminders at both ends.—
Eduardo A. Encina,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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The developer that had approached Mike decided not to build, so Mike’s plans were not going to be advanced.—
Lucius Riccio,
New York Daily News,
3 May 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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From that, Clemente deduced that Guthrie was kidnapped by just one person.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
30 Apr. 2026
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The internet deduced that was the reason Megan appeared to be crying in a clip from the end of Saturday’s show.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The global war concluded inconclusively, with territory changing hands in many directions.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The other major social media trial to have concluded this year took place in Los Angeles in March.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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“Derived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derived. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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