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to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
from the summit, he was able to derive his location from the position of several prominent landmarks
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Recent Examples of derives
The name Business Wire likely derives from the terms news wires or wire services, which recall the mid-19th-century method of dispatching news via telegraph, sending electrical signals via wire across great distances.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Destined to delight Herzog fans for its offbeat ruminations on the evolution of creativity, the movie also derives ample philosophical weight from the sheer beauty and inherent mystery of the subject at hand.
—Eric Kohn, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
The Cherokee Nation today derives about 40% of its income from casinos, down from 80% or 90% about 20 years ago.
—Keith Sharon, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
But the success of the fool of the family derives from his occasionally discerning what others miss, most notably by attention to the concerns of the lower middle class, which determines American elections despite having few representatives of its own in Washington.
—George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2026
Their name derives from the Althaea officinalis, or marshmallow root, a flowering plant native to marshy areas.
—Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2026
However, the Irish/Anglo-Norman version derives from Honora, which comes from the Latin word honor.
—Erica Jackson Curran, Parents, 10 Apr. 2026
The exhibition derives much of its force from this sense of unrealized potential, underscoring how Noguchi resisted treating his work as merely decorative.
—Terry Nguyen, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Some think the name derives from the French word jambon, meaning ham, the main ingredient in many of the first jambalayas.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026
Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Destined to delight Herzog fans for its offbeat ruminations on the evolution of creativity, the movie also derives ample philosophical weight from the sheer beauty and inherent mystery of the subject at hand.
—Eric Kohn, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
The Cherokee Nation today derives about 40% of its income from casinos, down from 80% or 90% about 20 years ago.
—Keith Sharon, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
But the success of the fool of the family derives from his occasionally discerning what others miss, most notably by attention to the concerns of the lower middle class, which determines American elections despite having few representatives of its own in Washington.
—George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2026
Their name derives from the Althaea officinalis, or marshmallow root, a flowering plant native to marshy areas.
—Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2026
However, the Irish/Anglo-Norman version derives from Honora, which comes from the Latin word honor.
—Erica Jackson Curran, Parents, 10 Apr. 2026
The exhibition derives much of its force from this sense of unrealized potential, underscoring how Noguchi resisted treating his work as merely decorative.
—Terry Nguyen, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Some think the name derives from the French word jambon, meaning ham, the main ingredient in many of the first jambalayas.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for derives
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Mayor Mamdani understands the deadly seriousness of the task ahead.—
Jonathan Lippman,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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The film fully understands what genre fans come to the platform for — strong scares, spooky atmosphere and a wild ride.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Zion Phelps story is going to be told over and over at Loyola High to show students what can happen when someone discovers potential and decides to take a chance to bring it out.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The board decides annually if the rent should go up, and by how much.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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Published in Energy and Environmental Science journal, the research focuses on new framework that infers six key design parameters directly from short charging segments, enabling rapid health prediction within seconds.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Aug. 2025
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Also, there is no reward function—the VLM infers the reward directly from the observations given in the task description.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 July 2025
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The film conveniently concludes in 1988, five years before Chandler’s abuse allegations came to light.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Powell, meanwhile, is set to step down as Fed chair when his term concludes on May 15, capping an eight-year tenure as the leader of the central bank.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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