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as in derives
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 implies
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 infers
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.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2025
Also, there is no reward function—the VLM infers the reward directly from the observations given in the task description.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 July 2025
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2025
Also, there is no reward function—the VLM infers the reward directly from the observations given in the task description.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infers
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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.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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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
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The cancellation of the Louisiana event implies that there might be more uncertainty there than O’Neil has been willing to admit.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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But that quote implies the chaos always works in the opposite direction to the plan.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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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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Hotel security footage captured Secret Service officers drawing their weapons moments later, and a subsequent clip indicates that the intruder was captured before reaching a staircase leading down to the event.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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Sorsby further contends the timing of his NIL payments indicates he was paid to play football and not for use of his NIL.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
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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Home teams win Game 7 nearly 75 percent of the time, and nothing about the current trajectory suggests this will be easy.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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History suggests that people who do not see themselves as part of the same community are liable to do almost anything to one another.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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“Infers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infers. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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