as in understands
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 derives
In the United States, more than 40 people are being monitored for the Andes virus, a type of hantavirus, which derives from rodents.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 16 May 2026
The Kayak Point name derives from a small area being carved out to launch a potential access point on Salt Creek for kayaks and canoes.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
The assurance, however, stopped short of addressing broader questions about Chinese support for Iran, including intelligence sharing, electronics exports, or the enormous revenues Iran derives from oil sales to Chinese buyers.
—Nik Popli, Time, 14 May 2026
The character of Dracula was fictional, but the name derives from a nickname given to Vlad the Impaler, ruler of Wallachia between 1456–1462, who was described as a ruthless and bloodthirsty leader.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
The rule against prior restraint derives from the English common law principle that liberty of the press is essential to a free state.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Apr. 2026
Destined to delight Herzog fans for its offbeat ruminations on the evolution of creativity, the movie also derives ample philosophical weight from the sheer beauty and inherent mystery of the subject at hand.
—Eric Kohn, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
But the success of the fool of the family derives from his occasionally discerning what others miss, most notably by attention to the concerns of the lower middle class, which determines American elections despite having few representatives of its own in Washington.
—George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2026
Their name derives from the Althaea officinalis, or marshmallow root, a flowering plant native to marshy areas.
—Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2026
Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 16 May 2026
The Kayak Point name derives from a small area being carved out to launch a potential access point on Salt Creek for kayaks and canoes.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
The assurance, however, stopped short of addressing broader questions about Chinese support for Iran, including intelligence sharing, electronics exports, or the enormous revenues Iran derives from oil sales to Chinese buyers.
—Nik Popli, Time, 14 May 2026
The character of Dracula was fictional, but the name derives from a nickname given to Vlad the Impaler, ruler of Wallachia between 1456–1462, who was described as a ruthless and bloodthirsty leader.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
The rule against prior restraint derives from the English common law principle that liberty of the press is essential to a free state.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Apr. 2026
Destined to delight Herzog fans for its offbeat ruminations on the evolution of creativity, the movie also derives ample philosophical weight from the sheer beauty and inherent mystery of the subject at hand.
—Eric Kohn, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
But the success of the fool of the family derives from his occasionally discerning what others miss, most notably by attention to the concerns of the lower middle class, which determines American elections despite having few representatives of its own in Washington.
—George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2026
Their name derives from the Althaea officinalis, or marshmallow root, a flowering plant native to marshy areas.
—Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for derives
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Bayard, though admitting to gaps in his own reading, sees familiarity with literature as a means of orienting yourself intellectually, whereas Adler understands a student as merely a sedentary receptacle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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The Operational Bottleneck In Intake Centers Anyone working with intake centers understands the challenge of operational capacity.—
Arnold Sotelo,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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So in that sense, a lot of what clipping does is help good artists find the audiences who would’ve liked them anyway by accelerating the early excitement just enough to push them past the algorithmic threshold that decides who gets discovered and who doesn’t.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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And the audience, Hammond has come to understand, is ultimately the one who decides.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Published in Energy and Environmental Science journal, the research focuses on new framework that infers six key design parameters directly from short charging segments, enabling rapid health prediction within seconds.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Aug. 2025
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Also, there is no reward function—the VLM infers the reward directly from the observations given in the task description.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 July 2025
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The 2026 Cannes Film Festival kicked off on May 12 and concludes on Saturday.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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The service concludes with the playing of taps.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
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“Derives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derives. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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