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as in reduction
something that is or may be subtracted
contestants get a deduction from their scores for every incorrect guess
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as in subtraction
the act or an instance of taking away from a total
the deduction of the amount awarded to the plaintiff in order to pay the legal fees
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as in inference
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning
his impressive deduction of the correct answer from only a few hints
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Recent Examples of deduction
Overall, the jurors do far better than most players in social deduction games.
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Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
30 June 2026
When we were first introduced to her, Sherlock Holmes’ younger sister Enola was a fresh-faced teenager, extremely intelligent but inexperienced in the art of deduction.
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Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2026
Meanwhile, the federal standard deduction shields single filers and married couples with $15,750 and $31,500, respectively.
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Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
25 June 2026
After the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 limited the federal deduction for state and local taxes (SALT), many states began allowing pass-through businesses to pay state income tax through a pass-through entity (PTE) tax.
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Nancy Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 June 2026
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Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
30 June 2026
When we were first introduced to her, Sherlock Holmes’ younger sister Enola was a fresh-faced teenager, extremely intelligent but inexperienced in the art of deduction.
—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2026
Meanwhile, the federal standard deduction shields single filers and married couples with $15,750 and $31,500, respectively.
—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
25 June 2026
After the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 limited the federal deduction for state and local taxes (SALT), many states began allowing pass-through businesses to pay state income tax through a pass-through entity (PTE) tax.
—
Nancy Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deduction
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In Cañon City, Colorado, authorities are aiming for a 20% to 30% reduction in water use while asking residents to voluntarily conserve outdoor water consumption.
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Voltage reductions were also happening earlier in the day in parts of Staten Island, Queens, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Westchester, Con Edison spokesperson Jamie McShane told CNN.
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The roster has 14 forwards with Krebs still to sign, so any addition at forward would require some subsequent subtraction.
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What your dog doesn’t want in the backyard Good design also means subtraction.
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Extropic claims that its system will be up to 10,000 times more energy-efficient than today’s GPUs while also enabling 1,000 times faster inference.
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Funded by the National Science Foundation, our multidisciplinary team blended our expertise in causal inference, sustainability and cybersecurity, to work on the tangled question of what people do with their consumer electronics when they’re done using them.
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Unlike the federal tax credits that expired in September, these incentives offer an instant discount and don’t require buyers to apply for credit later.
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Harteveldt said American tends to be the most aggressive with discounts out of the three largest airlines in the country, but lack of competition in Charlotte poses its own risks.
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Croatia returned from the hydration break with determination, forcing Panama to play its game for the first time so far.
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Sayers, however, appealed the OOR’s determination to the Centre County Court of Common Pleas.
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Instead of presenting a conclusion alone, the system can show the factors that contributed to a recommendation, including the data used, operational constraints considered, and alternative options that were evaluated.
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The company says the claims contain flawed conclusions and rejects the characterization of the technology as a botnet.
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“Deduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deduction. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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