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noun

as in guessing
an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence if you don't know the answer for sure, just make a guess

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Recent Examples of guess
Verb
Well, Friday night comes, and guess who posts Instagram stories at a concert? Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 9 Feb. 2025 Hurts is a threat to run, which helps keep defenses guessing and that helped Barkley become the best home run hitter in the NFL. Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
Perhaps only the collapse of crypto appeared on the radar of many investors — but then, too, the timing and severity were anyone’s guess. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025 Luckily, there is no time limit for the game, though players have only four guesses to solve the puzzle before the answers are revealed. David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for guess 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guess
Verb
  • According to public filings with the UK’s corporate register, Runge, a German citizen, assumed the role at the end of last month after departing Interview Magazine.
    Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 10 Feb. 2025
  • In the latest entry to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Mackie assumes the role as the titular hero, taking over from Chris Evans, whose character Steve Rogers passed the shield to Mackie’s Sam Wilson at the end of 2019’s Avengers: Endgame.
    Eric Andersson, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • It is estimated to reach USD 166.89 billion in 2025, with North America leading the way with the largest market share, accounting for 38.0% of the total market.
    Alexandra Harbert, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Rents are estimated between $1,150 and $2,400 per month.
    Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • This suggests that the Large Magellanic Cloud might have a higher concentration of ionized gas than scientists previously thought.
    Victoria Corless, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Mino is thought to be between 2 and 3 years old and is much smaller, at about 470 pounds.
    Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • This wasn't supposed to happen, with President Trump tossing out Biden-era regulations — and regulators — like cigarette butts on a country road.
    Dan Primack, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
  • By the cold math of the justice system, Rhodes was not supposed to be there.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • But Christine and Pam [Koffler] at Killer Films are just so indefatigable in their insistence that there’s going to be a way to figure this out, again.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
  • James and Doncic have only played together for two games so far, giving them plenty of time to figure everything out.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The family is believed to have been living out of their vehicle for two to three months and parking at various casinos in Detroit, according to interim Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Researchers believe the weapons were buried after a battle for ceremonial or ritual purposes in connection to the chieftain’s residence.
    Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • But actually, Darwin’s theory is based on fitness to survive, which does not always mean big and strong.
    Jamie Lang, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
  • For highly social animals like humans and other primates, the native opioid system may also play a role in social bonding, according to one influential theory.
    Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The Trump administration, through a memo circulated last month by the U.S. Department of Justice, has threatened to investigate any state or city officials suspected of blocking federal efforts to remove undocumented immigrants.
    Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2025
  • And as McCarthy’s activities stoked fears of anticommunist subversion, thousands of additional Americans, by some estimates, lost their jobs, their freedom to speak or travel freely, and even their lives for being suspected of left-wing beliefs or associations.
    Made by History, TIME, 9 Feb. 2025

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“Guess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guess. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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