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be derived

VERB

spring

Synonyms

STRONG

appear arise arrive begin birth burgeon come commence derive descend develop emanate flow grow hatch head issue loom mushroom proceed rise start stem

WEAK

be descended come into being come into existence come out shoot up upspring

Antonyms

STRONG

cease complete conclude decline decrease depart die disappear end finish leave lessen recede shrink

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Fifteen billion would be derived from food crops like corn, but much of the rest was to come from the development of cellulosic ethanol: fuel from wood chips, switch grass and the like.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

It seems to be derived from larger meanings of concepts, ideas, art, poems.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

Musk has said that Tesla wants to make several thousand units this year, and that around 80% of Tesla’s value will eventually be derived from Optimus.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 17, 2025

The answer was to give a person a family name, which could be derived from patronymics and matronymics - names based on a father or mother's name.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2025

They explained their methods so clearly that, when better observations were available, more accurate answers could be derived.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

be derived

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