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verb

past tense of infer

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Recent Examples of inferred
Verb
That matters because a voice can qualify as biometric data, and the EU AI Act draws hard lines around what may be inferred from it. Vivek Thomas, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The team of physicists that inferred the existence of dark energy received a Nobel Prize in 2011. Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 The model inferred that Hugging Face might have data on the benchmark and broke into the company’s infrastructure to find it. IEEE Spectrum, 6 Aug. 2026 The models correctly inferred that the answer to the evaluation was available on Hugging Face, a digital library of AI models and software, and broke into the company's systems. Huo Jingnan, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026 Those older predictions were not purely based on theory; they were also inferred from other experiments. Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 29 July 2026 Now the flex of having attended one of the listening parties in 25 cities across the globe can only be inferred from checking the date someone logged. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 July 2026 Once online, the models inferred that Hugging Face could contain models, datasets, and solutions connected to ExploitGym. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026 Two people visiting the same platform at the same moment may see different prices, different bundles, different urgency signals calibrated to what the system has inferred about their willingness to pay. François Candelon, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inferred
Adjective
  • The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • That last might be especially true for female human beings who may be more encouraged to have derived an identity based on our role as marital partner or parent.
    Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The table compares treatment totals and derived 3,000 graft planning rates across Turkey, the UK and the USA.
    Malana VanTyler, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Organic cotton needs to be named, not just implied, in the frameworks that will direct investment over the next decade.
    Bart Vollaard, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • While stocks slipped midday as shares of Nvidia unwound some of its big earnings gains, the S&P was down three-tenths of a percent, about half the roughly 60 basis-point range options pricing had implied for Friday's session.
    Oliver Renick, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The protagonist, a boy named Arvid, wrestles with suspicions about his family dynamic and the impossible task of dealing with a sorrow that is left unspoken.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The time, the route, even the small unspoken rituals ingrained in the experience.
    Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But González understood the system better than all those people.
    Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Still, the 2021 GAO investigation found that the protections were unevenly understood and applied.
    María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Gardiner will focus on using customer insights and data to strengthen the brand, accelerate customer acquisition and loyalty, and create a more personalized experience across stores and digital channels, the company indicated in a statement Monday.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The pilots did not inform air traffic controllers of any problems with the plane prior to landing, air traffic control audio indicated.
    Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Oak Park and Evanston have decided to end their Flock contracts.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
  • After sunsetting their decades-long careers in the aerospace industry, brothers Jerry and Peter Wong decided to add a bit of magic to their lives by working at Disney.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Richardson’s trade request has remained intact throughout training camp and the preseason, but assistant GM Ed Dodds strongly hinted in mid-August that the Colts were intending to keep Richardson.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Nikki will be seeking a password, also hinted via social media, that will change nightly, from guests.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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“Inferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inferred. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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