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
Perhaps the importance of the Ali-Frazier match derives from the extremity of those blood-sport contradictions.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Before there was Latin trap, Puerto Rico was transfixed by reggaetón, a swaggering style based on a loping, staccato beat known as dembow, which derives from dancehall reggae.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Which makes Black Rabbit the kind of thriller that derives its pressure from the protagonists’ desperation to raise an impossible amount of cash in an unfeasibly short period.
—Judy Berman, Time, 7 Sep. 2025
There are innumerable factors that shape where and how someone derives happiness.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Zurzuvae is a synthetic form of allopregnanolone, a naturally occurring neurosteroid that derives from the hormone progesterone.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
In general, investors look at customer concentration as being risky — consider a hypothetical smartphone component supplier that derives 75% of its revenue from one manufacturer.
—Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
The power of the original design derives from its forthright simplicity.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Similarly, both Bob-Waksberg’s family and the Schwoopers are from Northern California, and the show derives a lot of flavor from its setting.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Before there was Latin trap, Puerto Rico was transfixed by reggaetón, a swaggering style based on a loping, staccato beat known as dembow, which derives from dancehall reggae.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Which makes Black Rabbit the kind of thriller that derives its pressure from the protagonists’ desperation to raise an impossible amount of cash in an unfeasibly short period.
—Judy Berman, Time, 7 Sep. 2025
There are innumerable factors that shape where and how someone derives happiness.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Zurzuvae is a synthetic form of allopregnanolone, a naturally occurring neurosteroid that derives from the hormone progesterone.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
In general, investors look at customer concentration as being risky — consider a hypothetical smartphone component supplier that derives 75% of its revenue from one manufacturer.
—Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
The power of the original design derives from its forthright simplicity.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Similarly, both Bob-Waksberg’s family and the Schwoopers are from Northern California, and the show derives a lot of flavor from its setting.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for derives
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The Athletic understands that another City stalwart, Brian Marwood, has reduced his role to a part-time one.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Deadline understands that Nwodim made the decision after it was thought that the cast for Season 51 was set and ready to go ahead of its October 4 return.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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The cat decides its favorite spot to sleep is also a great place to stretch and scratch.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps America won’t be healthy again until Kennedy simply decides to declare victory, regardless of what the next three years bring.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
11 Sep. 2025
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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 report concludes that North Korea is far from adhering to its obligations under international law.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Thursday’s report concludes the investigation into the collision between a Bell 407, on a helicopter coordinator training flight, and a Sikorsky S-64E Skycrane helitanker during a 2023 wildfire near Cabazon, California.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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