How to Use deduce in a Sentence

deduce

verb
Definition of deducenext
Synonyms for deducenext
  • I can deduce from the simple observation of your behavior that you're trying to hide something from me.
  • The show had primed us for months for an unprecedented finale, and many viewers had deduced that would mean Jenn proposing to her man.
    — Dylan Scott, Vox, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Javed was able to deduce the names of his brother’s friends.
    — Matthew Wolfe, Harper's magazine, 10 Feb. 2019
  • Holmes may deduce the who, what, when, and where, but Watson gives us the why.
    — Ew Staff Updated, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024
  • By 1802, scholars could deduce the meaning of the Greek text.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Andrew Granville Which leads to the question of what can and can’t be deduced from it.
    — Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2023
  • What have the Cowboys said on the record and what can fans deduce from those comments?
    — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2022
  • Players have to deduce the role and house of each player to plan their strategies.
    — Rob Wieland, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
  • As the kids deduce, even though Eleven closed the gate and the Mind Flayer vacated Will’s body, part of it is still out there in the world.
    — Rachel Paige, refinery29.com, 5 July 2019
  • The two heroes have to deduce who the bigger threat is — Lex Luthor, or each other.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 20 Apr. 2022
  • The researchers were able to deduce in a number of ways that the child's body didn't end up in the cave floor by happenstance.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 5 May 2021
  • But there are some things one can deduce from the public statements.
    — Rebeccah Heinrichs, National Review, 29 Oct. 2019
  • In June, social media sleuths deduced that there was a date in Paris.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 July 2018
  • In the scene, after the two share a glass of wine or two, Tyrion deduces that Cersei is pregnant.
    — Josh Wigler, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2017
  • Then, the researchers trained an AI to study the brain wave patterns and deduce what words the patients were listening to.
    — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 30 Jan. 2019
  • That does not make the FISC a rubber stamp, as ill-informed critiques deduce.
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 14 Dec. 2019
  • The resulting bit flips allow the researchers to deduce the values of the secret bits.
    — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 11 June 2019
  • From this, astronomers deduced that the black hole is spinning clockwise.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The Bosch electronics deduce that the back wheel is in the air and adjust the rear shock’s damping to help soften the impact of the big bike coming back to earth.
    — Nick Goddard, Popular Mechanics, 24 Oct. 2018
  • So, Guy took a negative and and tried to deduce a conclusion.
    — Wes Siler, WIRED, 9 June 2011
  • From this, the Israelis deduced where Hamas was sending its money.
    — Justin Scheck, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2023
  • The player attempts to deduce a five-letter word by guessing the letters.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 22 Jan. 2022
  • The species likely fed on flesh, the researchers deduced based on the configuration of their teeth.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Read the pieces below and then search the shadows for the hidden references, deducing their meaning from the texts.
    — Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 29 May 2017
  • The experts have deduced that there are 80 or 90 other such records, based on the document numbers.
    — Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The more lead in the atmosphere, the researchers deduced, the more silver was being refined from Roman mines.
    — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 15 May 2018
  • The idea is to eventually deduce the sources of garbage and identify problem areas around the lake.
    — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 May 2021
  • He and a lab supervisor directed light at the side of the tube and then at the surface of the bubble and used the reflected rays of light to deduce the thickness of the film.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 2 Dec. 2019
  • And physical markings can be studied to deduce the specific tools used to build the bomb, which can narrow the search for where and how it was made.
    — Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 25 Oct. 2018
  • This time round, however, some might deduce that Messi has been overlooked because of not playing his league game in Europe anymore.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024

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