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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
Reuters reported that membership in the GenZ 212, which derived its name from Morocco’s area code, has soared in recent days—jumping from 3,000 last week to 130,000 on Thursday.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Now, executives in charge of the British union Equity have also condemned Van der Velden’s creation, calling into question just how Norwood was built and from what source material she’s derived.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
The newly emerging elite of seventh century England were looking east and were building new ideas about governance derived from old or far-flung places.
—Duncan Sayer, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2025
In the 21st century, the moral entrepreneurs include media personalities and social influencers as well as the nonhuman bots and algorithms whose authority is derived by constructing the illusion of broad consensus.
—Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Now, executives in charge of the British union Equity have also condemned Van der Velden’s creation, calling into question just how Norwood was built and from what source material she’s derived.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
The newly emerging elite of seventh century England were looking east and were building new ideas about governance derived from old or far-flung places.
—Duncan Sayer, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2025
In the 21st century, the moral entrepreneurs include media personalities and social influencers as well as the nonhuman bots and algorithms whose authority is derived by constructing the illusion of broad consensus.
—Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for derived
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Laughter from the crowd breaks the tension of what could have been understood as metaphor for Netanyahu’s actions.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Jane Goodall and her friend saw strangers in a jungle, reached out their hands, and began a friendship that changed how humans understood our place in the world.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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Eighteen nations are already guaranteed a spot in the tournament next June and July, meaning there are 30 (yes, 30) still to be decided.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Hundreds of thousands of the paper’s readers abandoned it last year when Bezos decided not to endorse in the presidential election and to overhaul the opinion section.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The study didn’t dive into why new apartments were safer but it could be inferred that modern apartments come with modern safety measures, Horowitz said.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
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William Schabas, one of the world’s most influential authorities on international criminal law, stresses that genocidal intent can be inferred from actions and policies, not only from formal statements.—
Faisal Kutty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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As Australians, much like everyone else, have 1-4% Neanderthal DNA in their genes, researchers logically deduced that hominins couldn’t have arrived any time before that, which would call into question a fundamental belief concerning human migration.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Aug. 2025
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Most of what experts know has been deduced from studying ceramics, camelid remains, and other religious sites, such as Akapana, that dot the Andean highlands.—
Gina Park,
CNN Money,
19 Aug. 2025
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This would not have been a serious consideration midway through Newcastle’s 2-0 win against struggling, flailing Nottingham Forest — the nothingness of half-time was like a blessed relief — but a stodgy, slow-burning afternoon concluded with Howe’s team comfortable and edging towards dominance.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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In September, an independent UN inquiry concluded for the first time that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a finding which the Israeli government has rejected.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Derived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derived. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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