as in to guess
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
I daresay we might manage to finish on time after all
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Recent Examples of daresay
And while the mute Leatherface steals the show, the movie's documentary-like opening narration and audio of heinous news reports hint at something, daresay, more sophisticated.
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RenÉ A. Guzman, chicagotribune.com, 27 Oct. 2019
RenÉ A. Guzman, chicagotribune.com, 27 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daresay
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More and more people keep telling me to watch Foundation so guess what?—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Only one-quarter correctly guessed the average annual benefit, which falls between $20,000 and $30,000.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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Probably safe to assume Leto’s DAMAGED take on the Joker won’t be reappearing in the DCU.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
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Armadillos are often assumed to be a critter of the wild west, but they can actually be found in several places across the United States, including Indiana.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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That’s supposed to come out after Supergirl and The Batman Part II as the third DC project from now.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Down comforters, for example, are usually supposed to be dry-cleaned or delicately washed, then fluffed frequently while drying.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
22 Aug. 2025
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But online materials presumed to belong to the shooter paint a more complex picture, say several extremism analysts.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
29 Aug. 2025
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Hank, in attempting to save himself, starts to act out a stereotype of his own, the Western loner who presumes to take on a hero’s mantle.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 Aug. 2025
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An invasive planthopper native to Asia, the spotted lanternfly is thought to have entered the U.S. via egg masses on a stone shipment in 2012, according to Cornell Integrated Pest Management.—
Katie Nixon,
The Tennessean,
25 Aug. 2025
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The American consumer thinks other countries are paying these tariffs.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Italian police have arrested a Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating the attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines in the months that followed Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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Three men suspected in that incident were turned loose due to a lack of evidence.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Daresay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daresay. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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