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as in reduction
something that is or may be subtracted contestants get a deduction from their scores for every incorrect guess
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as in subtraction
the act or an instance of taking away from a total the deduction of the amount awarded to the plaintiff in order to pay the legal fees
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as in inference
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning his impressive deduction of the correct answer from only a few hints
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Recent Examples of deduction Activities that contributed negatively to the environment were taxed, and environmentally sustainable practices were rewarded with tax deductions. —
Larz May, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026 Some filers who itemize tax breaks have also seen windfalls from the bigger federal deduction limit for state and local taxes, known as SALT. —Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026 The legislation secures rights to rest days, health insurance, pensions, and professional training for domestic workers, while banning wage deductions by placement agencies. —Norman Harsono, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026 Soccer’s governing bodies have struggled for decades to eliminate racial abuse despite heavy fines, stadium closures, points deductions, halted matches and bans for both fans and players who break the rules. —Carlos Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deduction
Larz May, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026 Some filers who itemize tax breaks have also seen windfalls from the bigger federal deduction limit for state and local taxes, known as SALT. —Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026 The legislation secures rights to rest days, health insurance, pensions, and professional training for domestic workers, while banning wage deductions by placement agencies. —Norman Harsono, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026 Soccer’s governing bodies have struggled for decades to eliminate racial abuse despite heavy fines, stadium closures, points deductions, halted matches and bans for both fans and players who break the rules. —Carlos Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deduction
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On Friday, swaps markets reflected around a 40% chance of a reduction by then, rising from about 20% after the Justice Department dropped its investigation into the Fed.— Michael MacKenzie, Bloomberg, 26 Apr. 2026
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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum defended the budget proposal on Capitol Hill last week, telling senators that the visitor experience to parks can be improved even while spending and staff reductions are made.— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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The Tribune is tracking the major roster additions, subtractions and announcements of local teams.— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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To be sure, Giacometti’s Surrealist compositions had employed absence, subtraction, and ellipsis to stunning effect.— Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
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Most of the inferences in that profile were wrong.— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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According to Geely, the system reaches inference speeds of 350 TPS and can react up to three times faster than a human driver.— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
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However, this discount only applies at qualifying gas stations, so review the list of stations near you and make sure to compare prices at those stations ahead of time.— Liz Knueven, CNBC, 2 May 2026
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And discount carriers like Spirit have a harder time raising fares due to its dependence on bargain-hunting customers.— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
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And many of the court’s six conservative justices seemed sympathetic to the Justice Department’s argument that the law bars courts from reviewing those determinations.— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
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The determination means Lane will be the show’s only potential leading performer in this year’s Tony race.— Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
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Friday night was supposed to be the conclusion.— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
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In response, members of the prosecution team attempted to provide more context in public interviews, explaining the ATF's conclusions while noting the defendant was innocent until proven guilty, Ballard wrote.— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
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“Deduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/deduction. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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