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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 deriving
Large language models represent the first technology capable of analyzing, contextualizing and deriving insights from this avalanche of information.
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Sahar Hashmi, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Resolve this by walking your own path (literally) and deriving support from people who are capable of caring about you.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
Thomas is charged with human trafficking, while Robertson is charged with human trafficking, transporting a person from out of state into the state for human trafficking, branding in relation to human trafficking, deriving support from proceeds of prostitution, and battery.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
In Brazil, Funk Brasilero, a genre deriving from the favelas and peripheries of major cities, has been around for a decade or more now, but deserves to expand beyond the country.
—Rosamaria Garces, Billboard, 24 Nov. 2025
Miami is deriving the least offense from picks of any team over the last 15 seasons, per Sportradar.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 21 Nov. 2025
After deriving the i-riddled equation — essentially the law of motion for quantum entities — Erwin Schrödinger expressed the hope that it would be replaced by an entirely real version.
—Daniel Garisto, Quanta Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
The third touchdown is still the most telling, deriving purely from a relationship between quarterback and receiver.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Both sides think more like lawyers than historians, deriving their satisfaction from scoring points as advocates for their respective clients.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Sahar Hashmi, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Resolve this by walking your own path (literally) and deriving support from people who are capable of caring about you.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
Thomas is charged with human trafficking, while Robertson is charged with human trafficking, transporting a person from out of state into the state for human trafficking, branding in relation to human trafficking, deriving support from proceeds of prostitution, and battery.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
In Brazil, Funk Brasilero, a genre deriving from the favelas and peripheries of major cities, has been around for a decade or more now, but deserves to expand beyond the country.
—Rosamaria Garces, Billboard, 24 Nov. 2025
Miami is deriving the least offense from picks of any team over the last 15 seasons, per Sportradar.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 21 Nov. 2025
After deriving the i-riddled equation — essentially the law of motion for quantum entities — Erwin Schrödinger expressed the hope that it would be replaced by an entirely real version.
—Daniel Garisto, Quanta Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
The third touchdown is still the most telling, deriving purely from a relationship between quarterback and receiver.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Both sides think more like lawyers than historians, deriving their satisfaction from scoring points as advocates for their respective clients.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deriving
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The key to making the right decision is understanding all your options beforehand.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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His perspective positions the next wave of transformation not around deeper analysis, but around autonomous action, systems capable of understanding situations, deciding optimal responses, and executing those responses in real time.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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As the 2026 midterms approach, affordability will again be the deciding issue among voters.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Prior to that game-deciding drive, Brock Purdy and the 49ers’ offense needed to respond to the Eagles’ field goal that made the score read 19-17 on the Jumbotron at Lincoln Financial Field in favor of the home team.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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His real talent seemed to be inferring some of the more mundane details of my life.—
Webb Wright,
Scientific American,
18 Aug. 2025
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Like detectives reconstructing a crime scene or archaeologists inferring the entire shape of a pot from a minimal number of fragments, scholars of historical linguistics figure out the earlier forms that must have given rise to words in many different languages and connect the dots between them.—
Martha Barnette
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
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Malcolm doesn’t take the rejection personally, deducing that Ellen is still grieving.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, eclipses in March and August — concluding a series that began in 2024 between you and Pisces — bring a long personal storyline to completion.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Once the Olympics get underway, events will run through February 22, with the Closing Ceremony concluding the Milano Cortina Games and handing off the torch to France, host nation of the French Alps 2030 Winter Olympics.—
Michelle Bruton,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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