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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
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
Large language models represent the first technology capable of analyzing, contextualizing and deriving insights from this avalanche of information.
—Sahar Hashmi, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 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
After deriving the i-riddled equation — essentially the law of motion for quantum entities — Erwin Schrödinger expressed the hope that it would be replaced by an entirely real version.
—Daniel Garisto, Quanta Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
The third touchdown is still the most telling, deriving purely from a relationship between quarterback and receiver.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Christopher Beha, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Large language models represent the first technology capable of analyzing, contextualizing and deriving insights from this avalanche of information.
—Sahar Hashmi, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 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
After deriving the i-riddled equation — essentially the law of motion for quantum entities — Erwin Schrödinger expressed the hope that it would be replaced by an entirely real version.
—Daniel Garisto, Quanta Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
The third touchdown is still the most telling, deriving purely from a relationship between quarterback and receiver.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deriving
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Vera Rubin, an astronomer whose observations of galaxy rotation curves in the 1970s provided the first robust evidence for dark matter's existence, embraced her Jewish faith as a guide to understanding her role in the universe.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Preparation means understanding your client’s business, their operational needs, and their financial guardrails.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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Global firms consider enforcement regimes when deciding where to locate research, production, and scaling operations.—
Laura Peter,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Even experienced players can misread a pitch by inches, which makes deciding whether to challenge even more difficult.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Large language models are extraordinarily good at inferring context clues—in this case, the user’s name, professional background, and likely objections—and tailoring output accordingly.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
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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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The ending unfolds in a broadly similar way in both versions, with Bundle deducing that Loraine killed Gerry.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
15 Jan. 2026
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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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On April 30, 1975, North Vietnamese forces occupied the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon, concluding a three-decade conflict that had claimed more than three million lives.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Department hydrologists told The Associated Press of the dismal, record-low snowpack after concluding their field assessments late Tuesday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Deriving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deriving. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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