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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
His real talent seemed to be inferring some of the more mundane details of my life.
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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
As the doctors weighed in, AI algorithms monitored the behavior of each participant, inferring how strongly each felt about their choice based on the relative motions of their icon over time.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Sep. 2018
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
As the doctors weighed in, AI algorithms monitored the behavior of each participant, inferring how strongly each felt about their choice based on the relative motions of their icon over time.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Sep. 2018
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 firm upgraded the oil and gas giant to buy and updated its price target to $205, implying that shares of Chevron could rise 13% from here.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
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Seattle is currently +800 (8-to-1) to win a second straight title, implying a roughly 11 percent chance of a repeat.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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An easy place to start is by understanding warm and cool colors, which have different attributes.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
15 Feb. 2026
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Hetzel’s contributions to the documentation and preservation of Imperial County history cannot be understated, acting as a valuable resource into understanding the truth of county infrastructure, development and industry.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Fire Rescue officials said the pedestrian was a level one trauma alert, indicating severe injuries.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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Who said what The backcountry expedition set out Sunday morning, shortly after the Sierra Avalanche Center issued an avalanche watch for the area, indicating that large avalanches were likely in the following 24 to 48 hours.—
Peter Weber,
TheWeek,
19 Feb. 2026
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Denver’s return from the bye week in Washington was anything but pretty defensively until Nik Bonitto made one of the plays of the season, batting down a deciding two-point conversion attempt in overtime and sealing the Broncos’ eighth straight win.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
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Of course, not all airports serve the same destinations, and differences in travel time and parking fees should be considered when deciding which airport to depart from.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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Richards counterattacked Mattox, hinting he’d been involved in shady deals and challenging his ethics and finances.—
Gromer Jeffers Jr,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Manufacturing posted an upside surprise, hinting that hiring may be stabilizing in parts of the economy that had struggled through much of 2025.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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But in 2026, that dream may be out of reach, with recent studies suggesting that the average middle-class worker would need to save for 52 years to be classified as wealthy.—
Alexa Beck,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Across all participants, body mass index stood out as one of the strongest drivers of oral microbial variation, suggesting the microbiome of the mouth may reflect a broader metabolic state.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Inferring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inferring. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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