Derive from
Well and derive from are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Well" instead a verb "Derive from".
Well
Well verb - Come up, as of a liquid.
Derive from and well are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Derive from" instead a verb "Well".
Nearby Word: welled
Both terms in one sentence
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The videotape collection is important because much of Molly's speech patterns derive from it, so she peppers her speech with references that date back to well before she was born.
Source: Retro Universe - An in-universe example occurs in Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five: the "moral" that the Tralfamordians derive from The Bible is before you kill anyone, make absolutely sure that they're not well-connected.
Source: Accidental Aesop - Most problems the Dragon Doctors encounter derive from either chance events or well-meaning accidents (or both), and most of the actual villains that cross their path have histories that explain what drove them there, demonstrate redemptive traits, or both.
Source: Rousseau Was Right
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