as in derived
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
I can deduce from the simple observation of your behavior that you're trying to hide something from me
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Recent Examples of deduced
From that, Clemente deduced that Guthrie was kidnapped by just one person.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2026
The internet deduced that was the reason Megan appeared to be crying in a clip from the end of Saturday’s show.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
Law enforcement arrived soon after and deduced the shot must have come from outside, potentially from an area 30 yards away where a firearm-sniffing dog alerted the following day.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The spikes in volume didn’t indicate whether the trades were buy or sell orders, but based on how prices moved as they were placed other traders quickly deduced that someone was selling oil futures, a bet on the value of the commodity falling, and buying stock futures, a bet on a market rebound.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
In the ’90s, Kay correctly deduced that the elusive serial killer was Roy McCorckle, a 9-1-1 dispatcher who had answered all of the calls of his future female murder victims.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
At one, Bailey fully flashed back to the wedding, but the secretary at the parish claimed they were closed for the football season in 2011 (this year was deduced because Bailey’s mother Olivia died in 2012).
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
While the specific Nike SB tweaks to the Air Max2 CB 94 have not been revealed, some changes can be deduced based on the imagery.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 17 Jan. 2026
Beyoncé is reportedly working on the final piece to her trilogy of albums that many fans have deduced will be a rock album.
—Essence, 30 Dec. 2025
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2026
The internet deduced that was the reason Megan appeared to be crying in a clip from the end of Saturday’s show.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
Law enforcement arrived soon after and deduced the shot must have come from outside, potentially from an area 30 yards away where a firearm-sniffing dog alerted the following day.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The spikes in volume didn’t indicate whether the trades were buy or sell orders, but based on how prices moved as they were placed other traders quickly deduced that someone was selling oil futures, a bet on the value of the commodity falling, and buying stock futures, a bet on a market rebound.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
In the ’90s, Kay correctly deduced that the elusive serial killer was Roy McCorckle, a 9-1-1 dispatcher who had answered all of the calls of his future female murder victims.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
At one, Bailey fully flashed back to the wedding, but the secretary at the parish claimed they were closed for the football season in 2011 (this year was deduced because Bailey’s mother Olivia died in 2012).
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
While the specific Nike SB tweaks to the Air Max2 CB 94 have not been revealed, some changes can be deduced based on the imagery.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 17 Jan. 2026
Beyoncé is reportedly working on the final piece to her trilogy of albums that many fans have deduced will be a rock album.
—Essence, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deduced
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Researchers revealed that keratin – a natural structural protein derived from wool – was shown to support bone regeneration in a living animal.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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Balzac’s purported philosophy of photography is likely derived from the Epicurean Roman poet Lucretius’s account of the nature of images.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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According to the testimony of Raffaele Imperiale, an Italian cocaine trafficker and fellow Super Cartel member, Kinahan understood the unspoken rules of the city.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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What’s more, the LA jazz scene, at least as Bellerose understood it, felt like a relic, with old clubs like The Baked Potato catering more to tourists than adventurous musicians.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2026
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But everything has been put on hold until the league is decided.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Chudzinski played basketball up until high school and was on the golf team his first two years at Lincoln-Way West but has decided to zone in on baseball.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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