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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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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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Recent Examples of inferring
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.
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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
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
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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.—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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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
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The investment bank has a buy rating on Microsoft, with a $600 price target on shares, implying nearly 61% upside from Thursday’s close.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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On Tuesday, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Dan Caine said the US had begun to fly B-52s over Iran, implying that airspace was now safer for attacks using cheaper and more plentiful JDAM precision bombs.—
Gerry Doyle,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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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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The most recent union updates signaled progress, but nothing indicating a strike would be prevented.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Minnesota is 11-40-4-2, the last two numbers indicating overtime losses and shootout losses.—
Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
10 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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In recent weeks, the Grammy-winning pop star had been cryptically hinting that an album announcement was imminent, including by mysteriously wiping all of the posts from her Instagram account.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The same sneak peek shows Carmody evading her family's questions about when she will get married, hinting that her long engagement will be a focal point of the series.—
Catherine Messier,
The Providence Journal,
31 Mar. 2026
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And that's certainly something the pope has suggesting himself, right?—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, Buffett struck a notably calm tone on broader markets, suggesting that recent volatility doesn't come close to the kind of dislocations that historically created compelling opportunities for Berkshire.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Inferring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inferring. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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