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Others call it “Egypt” or “Little Egypt,” a nickname derived, some say, like the nearby town of Cairo, from the fertile bottomlands that once resembled its namesake.

Prete’s 3-D-printed monolith of looping tendrils is both airy and imposing, with a metallic sheen derived from infused aluminum powder.

Yet, agencies, in particular, are continuing to have difficulties deriving the search intelligence they need and finding ways to unlock the potential of the insights that they already have on hand.

Learning from mistakesD’Souza believes that these different reactions derive from the complexity of an infant’s learning environment.

Seventy companies are now moving quickly to bring to market beef and other meat, poultry and seafood products derived from muscle tissue grown in a lab with cells harvested from a living animal.

What conflicts do exist between them derive from misunderstanding and accident.

Miles beneath the surface, in the absence of sunlight, animals derive energy from volcanic vents.

None of these scenes derive their power from the characters or the Hitchcock-Hunter plot.

New high-value customers are what companies can derive from this.

From that, he notes, we derive everything essential in American free-speech rights.

Ethel's mind was in too irritated and tumultuous a state for her to derive her usual solace from Cube Root.

This morning's study of Brazilian history in the original language is one great advantage I derive from my removal into town.

England was to have thirty members more than had originally been contemplated, but Ireland was not to derive any such advantage.

Believing he was still sleeping, she hoped he would derive much benefit from this restful slumber.

From which of any number of dozen little families in Cunningham we should derive, God knows!

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On this page you'll find 111 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to derive, such as: acquire, assume, collect, determine, develop, and evolve.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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