eductions

noun

plural of eduction
as in deductions
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 Synonyms for eductions
  1. deductions
  2. inferences
  3. determinations
  4. consequences
  5. conclusions
  6. decisions
Noun
  • Yes, clubs have fallen foul of slightly breaking Premier League rules in the past and have received points deductions as a result.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
  • What is likely is point deductions, enforced looking forward, not backward.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of deductions
Noun
  • La Liga is yet to release distribution amounts for 2025-26 but, based on previous seasons and inferences which can be drawn from Barca’s latest figures, the amount the club must hand over to Sixth Street is in the region of €40million per year.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Stevens allowed the case to proceed, noting there were multiple inferences to draw from the evidence and that one interpretation implicated Perillo.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of inferences
Noun
  • The government expects states to rely increasingly on third-party data — on things such as workers’ compensation claims or prescription information — to help make determinations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Clinicians should be working to support us, not fumbling incompetently or making paternalistic determinations.
    — Meg LeDuc, STAT, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of determinations
Noun
  • After all, if the ultimate goal of a central bank is to regulate the temperature of an economy by changing the cost of credit, then the fact that credit is increasingly extended by the bond market rather than banks inevitably has consequences.
    — Robin Wigglesworth, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Anyone considering those options should read the official settlement notice carefully because the legal consequences differ from simply submitting a claim.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of consequences
Noun
  • This is the language the show has used thus far, in that Hal often comes to conclusions and fills in the gaps for us after the fact.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
  • But to jump to conclusions that the intent of this celebration was to drink alcohol and specifically beer was a leap.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of conclusions
Noun
  • In keeping with the concept, this Lee gets more of his own arc, driven by his own decisions and developed enough to rival his employers for the center of the show.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
  • What has not changed, though, are feelings of anxiety or uncertainty related to money, which can complicate making good decisions.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of decisions
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“Eductions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eductions. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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