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deduces

  • present tense form
    of deduce (3rd person singular).
    deduce
    verb (used with object)
    to derive as a conclusion from something known or assumed; infer.

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She correctly deduces that he knows nothing of personal tragedy, though she is clearly charmed by him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Then, with what it deduces about an individual's personality, the AI overlays that on top of what advertisers already know about people.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025

Then she deduces Heiss must have gotten the parka from Clark and asks where he is.

From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2024

Byron deduces that he and Rebecca are after the same guy.

From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2021

Marie-Laure deduces what she can from the sounds of their shoes: those are small, those weigh a ton, those hardly exist at all.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr