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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
Adoring the outcome means deriving joy from seeing the success of others.
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Chip Bell,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
But deriving a unified theory of volcanism will require a geologic Manhattan Project.
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Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
On Thursday, a jury found Geisy Rodriguez Brito, 33, of Royal Palm Beach, guilty of human trafficking and unlawful use of a two-way communications device but not guilty of deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution or witness tampering.
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Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
The very legitimacy of deriving general principles from the particulars of experience can never be established from experience without already having the principle in hand.
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Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
Resolve this by walking your own path (literally) and deriving support from people who are capable of caring about you.
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Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
5 Dec. 2025
Thomas is charged with human trafficking, while Robertson is charged with human trafficking, transporting a person from out of state into the state for human trafficking, branding in relation to human trafficking, deriving support from proceeds of prostitution, and battery.
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Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
25 Nov. 2025
In Brazil, Funk Brasilero, a genre deriving from the favelas and peripheries of major cities, has been around for a decade or more now, but deserves to expand beyond the country.
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Rosamaria Garces,
Billboard,
24 Nov. 2025
Miami is deriving the least offense from picks of any team over the last 15 seasons, per Sportradar.
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Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
21 Nov. 2025
Chip Bell,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
But deriving a unified theory of volcanism will require a geologic Manhattan Project.
—
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
On Thursday, a jury found Geisy Rodriguez Brito, 33, of Royal Palm Beach, guilty of human trafficking and unlawful use of a two-way communications device but not guilty of deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution or witness tampering.
—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
The very legitimacy of deriving general principles from the particulars of experience can never be established from experience without already having the principle in hand.
—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
Resolve this by walking your own path (literally) and deriving support from people who are capable of caring about you.
—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
5 Dec. 2025
Thomas is charged with human trafficking, while Robertson is charged with human trafficking, transporting a person from out of state into the state for human trafficking, branding in relation to human trafficking, deriving support from proceeds of prostitution, and battery.
—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
25 Nov. 2025
In Brazil, Funk Brasilero, a genre deriving from the favelas and peripheries of major cities, has been around for a decade or more now, but deserves to expand beyond the country.
—
Rosamaria Garces,
Billboard,
24 Nov. 2025
Miami is deriving the least offense from picks of any team over the last 15 seasons, per Sportradar.
—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deriving
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Those worries make sense, and understanding how bird flu spreads and what to watch for is the best way to protect your flock and yourself.
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Why The Old Approach No Longer Works The old playbook assumed that cultural knowledge was scarce, international interactions were occasional, and understanding national norms was the primary challenge.
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Out of loyalty to her father, Rhaenyra refuses, eventually deciding to send him north to the Wall.
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At the moment, Congress is having a terrible time deciding how to levy taxes, go to war, protect Social Security, confirm judges and live within its means.
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This allows engineers to collect information directly from within the battery rather than inferring its condition through external measurements alone.
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The platform should generate MCP tools at runtime, discovering sources, inferring schema semantics and exposing them to agents without manual configuration while updating the ontology in near real time.
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Both these properties are important tools for deducing the age and origin of the comet.
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The ending unfolds in a broadly similar way in both versions, with Bundle deducing that Loraine killed Gerry.
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To complete this daunting task, Cruise's character Tom Hunt sported special suction gloves in order to reach the 130th floor of the 2,722-foot skyscraper before rappelling down and concluding with a giant leap of faith.
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IndyCar legend Scott Dixon will depart Chip Ganassi Racing at the end of the 2026 season, concluding a monumental 24-year partnership that brought 59 wins and six championships.
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“Deriving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deriving. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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