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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 deduces
John and Penny’s guilt Elizabeth deduces that the unidentified bones in the cemetery belong to Peter Mercer (Will Stevens), the boyfriend of the stabbing victim whose murder the TMC is investigating at the start of the story.
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EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The critical thinker, therefore, deduces that you may be well served to start saving at a much higher rate earlier in life, recognizing that your ability to save in the middle may be diminished—only to pile on the savings again toward the end of your career.
—Tim Maurer, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
From this, the team deduces that the new planet, if fully confirmed, is similar to Saturn or Jupiter in size and is in the habitable zone of the star, where its surface temperature is estimated as 225 K (-48 °C or -55 °F).
—David Szondy
august 14, New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2025
Wednesday deduces that Sheriff Galpin had discovered the project and was worried that Tyler, his son, would be the next patient to have his death faked.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The critical thinker, therefore, deduces that you may be well served to start saving at a much higher rate earlier in life, recognizing that your ability to save in the middle may be diminished—only to pile on the savings again toward the end of your career.
—Tim Maurer, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
From this, the team deduces that the new planet, if fully confirmed, is similar to Saturn or Jupiter in size and is in the habitable zone of the star, where its surface temperature is estimated as 225 K (-48 °C or -55 °F).
—David Szondy
august 14, New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2025
Wednesday deduces that Sheriff Galpin had discovered the project and was worried that Tyler, his son, would be the next patient to have his death faked.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deduces
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Paradoxically, France derives fully 70% of its electricity from nuclear energy, due its long-standing policy based on energy security.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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After the Christmas festivities conclude, Aruba’s attentions turn to Dande, a tradition whose name derives from the word for to wander in Papiamento, the Creole language that spans the ABC islands of the southern Caribbean.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
20 Oct. 2025
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Even if no one understands the movie reference, this is still a fun look for Halloween night.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Landau understands and supports not just Bruce’s vision but Bruce himself, which is how Nebraska, so bleak and bewitching, eventually emerges into the world.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Orpheus, unwilling to have anything to do with women again, chooses to become a swan in his next life, while a swan decides to become a man.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Lawmakers will receive a 48-hour notice if the speaker changes his mind and decides to bring them back to vote.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Deduces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deduces. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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