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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
The very legitimacy of deriving general principles from the particulars of experience can never be established from experience without already having the principle in hand.
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Christopher Beha, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Large language models represent the first technology capable of analyzing, contextualizing and deriving insights from this avalanche of information.
—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
Christopher Beha, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Large language models represent the first technology capable of analyzing, contextualizing and deriving insights from this avalanche of information.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deriving
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Such initiatives are crucial for understanding how our home star emits radiation, a life-and-death concern for human spaceflight missions — particularly for trips to the moon, as NASA is pursuing with the Artemis program, or Mars.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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And if moderation within that system is limited, as some argue, then the challenge for policymakers is not simply negotiation, but understanding the ideology that drives it.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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Stars made sacrificial effort plays that could convince most spectators this was a playoff showdown — Jamal Murray diving into the second row to save a loose ball, Aaron Gordon developing a limp then playing through it to guard De’Aaron Fox and Victor Wembanyama on game-deciding possessions.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Daily use and care should also be considered when deciding whether to toss or keep.—
Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Large language models are extraordinarily good at inferring context clues—in this case, the user’s name, professional background, and likely objections—and tailoring output accordingly.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 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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Both these properties are important tools for deducing the age and origin of the comet.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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The ending unfolds in a broadly similar way in both versions, with Bundle deducing that Loraine killed Gerry.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
15 Jan. 2026
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On April 30, 1975, North Vietnamese forces occupied the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon, concluding a three-decade conflict that had claimed more than three million lives.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Department hydrologists told The Associated Press of the dismal, record-low snowpack after concluding their field assessments late Tuesday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Deriving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deriving. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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