as in derives
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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The money derives from licensing fees from baseball cards, video games and other merchandise.—
Alex Sherman,Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2025 -
For Wells Fargo, this is important because the company derives a large part of its revenues from net interest incomes (NII), which are heavily influenced by the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decisions.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2025
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Bowles said his team understands the job in front of it.—
Rick Stroud,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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Pearson understands that sentiment.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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Out of the box, the firewall analyzes new programs and decides whether to allow network access.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2025
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Pilate caves and decides to crucify Jesus, whom Christians believe rose from the dead three days later.—
Nathanael Andrade,
The Conversation,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Deduces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deduces. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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