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
Meanwhile, Anthropic, which is backed by Google and Amazon, derives roughly 80% of its revenue from enterprise accounts and lists business clients such as Shopify, HubSpot and Spotify.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
Originally from Cancun, Mexico, Otero derives a lot of her designs and materials that remind her of swimming in the ocean as a child, like reflective-looking acrylics that look like water.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee
updated March 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026
Art experts argue the murals’ power derives from their messages about injustice and inequality, not mystery alone, keeping their cultural and financial value intact.
—Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Hatzola, which derives its name from the Hebrew word for save, is a non-profit volunteer organization that responds to thousands of emergencies each year in North London, from minor injuries to life-threatening conditions.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
This sound derives from gorenoise, the heavy rock offshoot that’s been going for decades.
—Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
Rick Baker Much of modern Hollywood makeup derives from techniques created by Rick Baker, who innovated the field of special effects makeup.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
The name derives from the biblical story of Samson, who destroyed a temple and killed both himself and his enemies.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Mar. 2026
Shellac derives from the resinous material secreted by the lac bug, much like honey comes from a bee.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
Originally from Cancun, Mexico, Otero derives a lot of her designs and materials that remind her of swimming in the ocean as a child, like reflective-looking acrylics that look like water.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee
updated March 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026
Art experts argue the murals’ power derives from their messages about injustice and inequality, not mystery alone, keeping their cultural and financial value intact.
—Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Hatzola, which derives its name from the Hebrew word for save, is a non-profit volunteer organization that responds to thousands of emergencies each year in North London, from minor injuries to life-threatening conditions.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
This sound derives from gorenoise, the heavy rock offshoot that’s been going for decades.
—Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
Rick Baker Much of modern Hollywood makeup derives from techniques created by Rick Baker, who innovated the field of special effects makeup.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
The name derives from the biblical story of Samson, who destroyed a temple and killed both himself and his enemies.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Mar. 2026
Shellac derives from the resinous material secreted by the lac bug, much like honey comes from a bee.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for derives
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Toussaint, the alumna who lives nearby, understands the dangers of crossing, even with the pedestrian signal.—
Johane Saintil,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Their exits stem from creative decisions around their storylines, THR understands.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
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Carolyn decides to attend Rory’s wedding.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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This is the kind of error that looks obvious in retrospect and invisible until someone decides to check.—
Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 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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Some questions may be adapted into full columns, and transcripts of the chats remain available after each session concludes.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Round 1 begins April 9 and the tournament concludes on April 12.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
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