as in to understand
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 derive
Qatar has long been accused of flaunting its vast wealth, derived largely from oil extraction, to curry favor on Capitol Hill and in the Ivy League.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
In 2022, the new Labor government committed to net-zero targets and immediately began the work of driving carbon emissions down in a country which derives a significant portion of its wealth from extracting fossil fuels.
—Hilary Whiteman and Angus Watson, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
Eli Lilly began mass-producing insulin derived from cows and pigs.
—Discover Magazine, 3 May 2025
The comic edge of Bochner’s work partly derives from this downward pull of bodily functions and mortal flesh.
—Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 May 2025
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
In 2022, the new Labor government committed to net-zero targets and immediately began the work of driving carbon emissions down in a country which derives a significant portion of its wealth from extracting fossil fuels.
—Hilary Whiteman and Angus Watson, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
Eli Lilly began mass-producing insulin derived from cows and pigs.
—Discover Magazine, 3 May 2025
The comic edge of Bochner’s work partly derives from this downward pull of bodily functions and mortal flesh.
—Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for derive
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To understand what’s at stake amid the NNSA’s workforce woes, USA TODAY interviewed current and former agency officials and reviewed decades of watchdog reports, safety records and other official documents.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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The realtor also pulled permits to help determine a timeline of events to understand when some of the damage occurred.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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Those include the major questions doctrine, which says Congress needs to give clear authorization for federal agencies to decide issues of major economic significance, and the nondelegation doctrine, which holds that Congress can't delegate its legislative power to the executive branch.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
29 May 2025
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In a thousand-year-old sport where a split second can decide everything, two months will probably feel like an eternity.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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The devices infer from this location data the sag across the span to which they are attached.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Until such tests are completed, investigators won’t be able to infer the source of the explosion based only on the size of the blast crater.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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As the in-person portion of this year’s milestone edition concludes, Animayo continues to cement its reputation as a global hub for creative innovation, storytelling, and visual excellence.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
29 May 2025
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When this period of rapid expansion concludes, Nvidia’s valuation will likely drop significantly.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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In the lesson, students deduce the correct path by jumping on colored dots to find their way across six multi-hued rows.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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After deducing an approximate location for where Mr. Biari was placing his calls, Israeli military officials were warned that the area, which included several apartment complexes, was densely populated, two intelligence officers said.—
Sheera Frenkel,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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