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inferring

verb

present participle of infer
1
as in deriving
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information he inferred that she had left because her coat was gone

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2
as in implying
to convey an idea indirectly the results infer that there might be a problem with one piece of the equipment

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of inferring This allows engineers to collect information directly from within the battery rather than inferring its condition through external measurements alone. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 June 2026 The platform should generate MCP tools at runtime, discovering sources, inferring schema semantics and exposing them to agents without manual configuration while updating the ontology in near real time. — Shailesh Manjrekar, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 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 His real talent seemed to be inferring some of the more mundane details of my life. — Webb Wright, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2025 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 State-of-the-art frame interpolation methods generate intermediate frames by inferring object motions in the image from consecutive key-frames. — IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inferring
  1. deriving
  2. implying
  3. understanding
  4. indicating
  5. deciding
  6. hinting
  7. suggesting
Verb
  • The Chiefs finished dead last in the NFL with 362 yards deriving from explosive rushes last season.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In 1995, the death of 16-year-old John Marshall, who suffered a heart attack deriving from an undiagnosed condition known as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, proved to be a line-in-the-sand moment.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of deriving
Verb
  • Widening gap The gap between hyperscaler CDS and bank CDS has widened to around 60 basis points from roughly 0 since October of 2025, implying that hyperscaler credit risk is increasing on its own terms, Slok's research shows.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The five national title favorites plus Indiana, Oregon and Texas Tech all have minus-odds, implying each have a greater than 50 percent chance to make the CFP.
    — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of implying
Verb
  • Supporting and empowering women leaders is also about creating workplaces that are understanding, flexible and aware of the many responsibilities that women balance across their professional and personal lives, Cole stressed.
    — WWD Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Organizations that adopt technology without understanding how that technology enables innovation will struggle, at best, or, more likely, fall behind competitors that move with greater intention.
    — Robbie Morrison, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of understanding
Verb
  • In Shot Mode, the gimbal automatically locates and focuses on the ball, with a solid green LED and confirmation sound indicating when the system is ready to record.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Rookie boundary cornerback Davison Igbinosun had some good reps, but he was pulled from the game mid-drive in his second series, potentially indicating an assignment error.
    — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of indicating
Verb
  • Because mRNA vaccines can be produced faster than conventional shots, manufacturers may eventually be able to wait longer before deciding which strains to target — and respond faster if circulating strains change.
    — Sally C. Pipes, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Before deciding someone is reckless or overly cautious, look at what each of you is actually trying to protect.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of deciding
Verb
  • Over the last week, its official Instagram account has hosted a series of vignette teasers hinting to potential locations of the next stretch.
    — Thomas Smith, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The performance underscores the capability of Nvidia's chips, with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang hinting that OpenAI will be using even more computing power from the company going forward.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of hinting
Verb
  • The display was most recognizable on offense, and the broadcast wasn’t subtle in suggesting what’s different about this Florida team.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
  • In Toronto, Cynthia Erivo opted for a fringed black-and-white Dior dress from the resort 2027 collection—the shaggier, fuller silhouette suggesting that fall’s sensibility for cozy dressing is officially here.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of suggesting

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“Inferring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inferring. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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