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
The cold frost on the grass gives beavers the signal to build their dams before the ground freezes, which is where the Beaver Moon name derives from.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Dilate — live long Phobia of the week Salhainophobia — fear of Halloween (the name derives from Samhain, an ancient Celtic festival marking the end of the harvest season.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Paradoxically, France derives fully 70% of its electricity from nuclear energy, due its long-standing policy based on energy security.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
After the Christmas festivities conclude, Aruba’s attentions turn to Dande, a tradition whose name derives from the word for to wander in Papiamento, the Creole language that spans the ABC islands of the southern Caribbean.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
The revenue and profits Ford derives from its F-150 and the Super Duty pickups means Ford will do everything to keep those assembly lines moving, even if that means slowing the production of other vehicles.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
This is great news for Club name Apple, which derives the majority of its revenues from iPhone sales.
—Morgan Chittum,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
This playful matcha bowl derives its inspiration from Japanese lore that believes rabbits inhabit the moon.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
The remaining negligible figure derives from album sales and track-equivalent units.
—Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2025
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Dilate — live long Phobia of the week Salhainophobia — fear of Halloween (the name derives from Samhain, an ancient Celtic festival marking the end of the harvest season.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Paradoxically, France derives fully 70% of its electricity from nuclear energy, due its long-standing policy based on energy security.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
After the Christmas festivities conclude, Aruba’s attentions turn to Dande, a tradition whose name derives from the word for to wander in Papiamento, the Creole language that spans the ABC islands of the southern Caribbean.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
The revenue and profits Ford derives from its F-150 and the Super Duty pickups means Ford will do everything to keep those assembly lines moving, even if that means slowing the production of other vehicles.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
This is great news for Club name Apple, which derives the majority of its revenues from iPhone sales.
—Morgan Chittum,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
This playful matcha bowl derives its inspiration from Japanese lore that believes rabbits inhabit the moon.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
The remaining negligible figure derives from album sales and track-equivalent units.
—Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for derives
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Even if no one understands the movie reference, this is still a fun look for Halloween night.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Landau understands and supports not just Bruce’s vision but Bruce himself, which is how Nebraska, so bleak and bewitching, eventually emerges into the world.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Sympathetic, apparently, to Geralt’s quest to save Ciri, Regis decides to join the gang on the road — though a closing shot of Regis privately savoring the scent of Geralt’s blood on a cloth raises some troubling questions for the show to answer down the road.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Summary judgment, where the court decides which claims go to trial, will provide a clearer picture.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 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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When the investigation concludes, the DA's office will present the findings to a grand jury to determine whether charges will be filed.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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The three major indexes are still all tracking to end the month — which concludes with today’s closing bell — in the green.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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