inferring

present participle of infer

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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
Verb
  • Nurse also has a history of violence in Miami-Dade, Florida, prosecutors said, where he was sentenced to five years of probation for deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution in November 2019.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Understand that your parents must be deriving some satisfaction from encouraging your brother’s dependency.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Sprague picked up the final quarter laid out by Reddington, who accused the prosecution of implying that Clancy was instructed to lie about hearing voices.
    Sumiko Corley, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The Morgan Stanley analyst reiterated an overweight rating on the stock, with a $300 price target implying more than 70% upside from Tuesday's close.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • His drive, his motor, understanding his role, just being there for his teammates.
    David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
  • For drivers wondering what a car warranty actually covers, understanding the basics upfront can prevent surprises when a claim relies on proof of regular maintenance.
    Michael Kurko, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Despite cost pressures continuing to affect match-going fans, every English top-flight club has a waiting list in operation for season tickets, indicating that demand remains high.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The police also obtained records from one of Sellars’ social media accounts indicating that, 90 minutes after the shooting, someone used the account to search for news of a fatal shooting in Stamford.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Even highly mature enterprise SOCs frequently remain dependent on humans assembling information from multiple systems, determining whether something is malicious and deciding what should happen next.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Car shoppers weigh several factors before deciding on a vehicle.
    McKynzie Steward, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Your recourse at this point is talking directly to the supervisor rather than hinting about your displeasure.
    R Eric Thomas, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In one Instagram post, Gomez also shared a look at her fresh dark red hair, hinting that her character Mabel may undergo a major hair transformation this season.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • When Winter played Carnegie Hall in December 2025, after a massive Geese tour, many attendees noted Anderson and Benny Safdie on stage with cameras, suggesting a film project was in the works.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Researchers noted that many cases of dementia were not captured on death certificates, suggesting the burden of neurodegenerative disease among former players may be underestimated.
    Dr. Onaola Adedeji, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Inferring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inferring. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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