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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 deriving
Specifically, Larsson was searching for dentalium shells—the long, tubular shells deriving from dentaliums, a type of marine mollusk.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
In the years since, Wickelgren, Kass and others have reframed a host of other enumerative problems using motivic homotopy theory, deriving the relevant quadratic forms in various number systems.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025
About half of the company’s sales are direct-to-consumer, deriving from the stores as well as Rails’ e-commerce site.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
The underlying metrics were also robust, with a significant portion of revenue deriving from subscriptions, which ensure stable, recurring cash flow.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Pollen is naturally released in bulk from seed-producing plants, and deriving paper from it requires only a few simple steps.
—Sandy Ong, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
Christian Allaire, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
In the years since, Wickelgren, Kass and others have reframed a host of other enumerative problems using motivic homotopy theory, deriving the relevant quadratic forms in various number systems.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025
About half of the company’s sales are direct-to-consumer, deriving from the stores as well as Rails’ e-commerce site.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
The underlying metrics were also robust, with a significant portion of revenue deriving from subscriptions, which ensure stable, recurring cash flow.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Pollen is naturally released in bulk from seed-producing plants, and deriving paper from it requires only a few simple steps.
—Sandy Ong, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deriving
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The emerging discipline of geomythology is coming into its own, as scientists, historians, and other scholars see the rich potential for understanding how humans have made sense of their observations of nature over time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Experts say there are biological and seasonal reasons behind the fall-time sleep disruption, and understanding them can help teens get better rest.—
Kris Ann Valdez,
Parents,
22 Oct. 2025
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Marchenko’s game-deciding shootout goal was the second of his career.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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But few, if any, are likely to have gone on the kind of journey Rachel Mae has been on since deciding to get her dogs tested.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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His real talent seemed to be inferring some of the more mundane details of my life.—
Webb Wright,
Scientific American,
18 Aug. 2025
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Like detectives reconstructing a crime scene or archaeologists inferring the entire shape of a pot from a minimal number of fragments, scholars of historical linguistics figure out the earlier forms that must have given rise to words in many different languages and connect the dots between them.—
Martha Barnette
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
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Malcolm doesn’t take the rejection personally, deducing that Ellen is still grieving.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The funding debate comes on the heels of the city concluding its monthslong search for a new streetcar manager this past summer.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Kings went 1-3 in the preseason, losing to the Toronto Raptors, Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers before concluding preseason play with a 117-116 win over the Lakers.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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