deduces

present tense third-person singular of deduce
as in derives
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information I can deduce from the simple observation of your behavior that you're trying to hide something from me

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Recent Examples of deduces John soon deduces that this is Anton’s (Paul Ben-Victor) planet, the one that had been systematically that wiped out by the Manhunter. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026 Holmes deduces that each pose represents a letter and cracks the code by matching the most common poses with the most common letters. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026 Brittany deduces that the only people who have been in the gym recently were Zack, Danny, and Nia, who used the room during her pool party. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 June 2026 Bundle also deduces that Jimmy shot his own arm at the estate to draw attention away from him and Lorraine as suspects. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026 John and Penny’s guilt Elizabeth deduces that the unidentified bones in the cemetery belong to Peter Mercer (Will Stevens), the boyfriend of the stabbing victim whose murder the TMC is investigating at the start of the story. — EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025 The critical thinker, therefore, deduces that you may be well served to start saving at a much higher rate earlier in life, recognizing that your ability to save in the middle may be diminished—only to pile on the savings again toward the end of your career. — Tim Maurer, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025 From this, the team deduces that the new planet, if fully confirmed, is similar to Saturn or Jupiter in size and is in the habitable zone of the star, where its surface temperature is estimated as 225 K (-48 °C or -55 °F). — David Szondy august 14, New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2025 Wednesday deduces that Sheriff Galpin had discovered the project and was worried that Tyler, his son, would be the next patient to have his death faked. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deduces
Verb
  • The power of prediction markets derives precisely from sucking our attention toward what’s speculable—incentivizing the networked crowd to separate signal from noise at scale.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The second type, structural assets, derives value from categorical assertion.
    — Joseph Byrum, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • People are complicated, and Juno Temple understands the character well enough to embody Keeley’s contradictions and make sense of them, most of the time.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
  • A student who understands the course content should be able to demonstrate that understanding regardless of the evaluation method.
    — Neetu Arnold, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • If India decides to limit rice exports due to concerns about domestic food insecurity, that will in turn increase global rice prices.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • If a community decides the potential benefits of such a project (jobs and reduced taxes, for example) outweigh its costs, the municipality should be able to move forward.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Deduces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deduces. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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