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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
This allows engineers to collect information directly from within the battery rather than inferring its condition through external measurements alone.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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IEEE Spectrum,
24 June 2022
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
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Adoring the outcome means deriving joy from seeing the success of others.
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But deriving a unified theory of volcanism will require a geologic Manhattan Project.
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Wells Fargo also kept a buy-equivalent rating and a $1,259-per-share price target, implying around 20% upside from Tuesday's late-session levels.
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The research team also found troubling racial disparities when officers used language reserved for serious suspicions — like phrasing implying commands or accusations — when the reason for the stop was relatively minor.
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Other messages described starvation, brutal military drills, constant drone attacks and recruits being punished for not understanding Russian commands.
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The two sides have 60 days from their signing of the memorandum of understanding this month to work out details.
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Meanwhile, the share of vote-by-mail ballots dropped about 3 percentage points to 82%, indicating a rise in in-person voting.
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At the same time, the price of meth has eased in NZ, indicating there’s no market shortage.
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In deciding to be cautious in handling two-time All-Star Shane McClanahan’s return to action for the first time since August 2023 by skipping his turn in the rotation, the Rays put some extra work on their relievers by designating Saturday as a bullpen game.
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But being heard is not the same as being placed in the position of deciding between parents.
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The double wear of American designers has some royal watchers speculating that Princess Kate is hinting that a trip across the pond is on the agenda in the near future.
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Winners 1) Xavier Becerra — Only two months ago, the low-key former California attorney general was polling at just 5%, stuck in a distant sixth place in the governor’s race and one of the candidates party leaders were hinting should drop out.
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One filing cited industry estimates suggesting that base live TV streaming packages rose significantly over time when sports programming was included, though Disney has denied any wrongdoing.
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But rates have remained elevated even as fuel costs eased, suggesting underlying cargo demand has been stronger than expected rather than driven solely by temporary cost inflation.
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“Inferring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inferring. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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