Thesaurus results for EDUCTION

eduction

noun

Definition of eduction

as in deduction

an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning the policeman's eduction was that there was more than one murderer involved

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Recent Examples of eduction And this month, Aetrex partnered with the IMG Academy, the world’s leading sports eduction brand, to install five Albert Pro foot scanners across the IMG campus in Bradenton, Fla. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 26 June 2026 Other services from the nonprofit include peer support, public eduction and advocacy of policies to prevent suicide among LBGTQ+ youth. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026 Most of the obscenely immense rules governing eduction should also be given the heave-ho. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

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Noun

From a points deduction to a curdling of promise, bad decisions have been endemic.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
If that were true, and there were actually no strings attached, Centene would even get a charitable deduction.

— Darryll K. Jones, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of deduction

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By 2030, inference will make up half of all AI compute and 30% to 40% of total data center demand, according to McKinsey.

— Isabel O'Brien,Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
The efficiency of the underlying hardware suddenly matters more, as does where inference takes place.

— Tiffany Chang, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of inference

Noun

That didn’t stop more controversy from falling on the conference’s doorstep Saturday night, when one more play produced a conclusion that will likely be talked about for decades.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
That’s the conclusion the two seem to have come to, especially after the fireman Rosie has her current hopes pinned on asks her out to a fancy dinner date, only to stand her up.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of conclusion

Noun

Her passion, determination and single-minded focus had completed the deal.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The allegations build on an April 2025 US determination that Sudan’s government used chemical weapons in 2024, though officials provided little public evidence at the time.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 6 Sep. 2026

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