1
as in to assume
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
though she does not speak with an accent, I would still guess that she is a foreigner
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2
as in to estimate
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
I would guess the road goes for about two miles before you have to take a left
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3
as in to think
to have as an opinion
I never would have guessed that she was capable of such a terrible thing
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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
Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
Amina felt a shudder of annoyance at the bluntness of the comment, and also at its blindness—that signs of her transformation should be guessed at from her appearance.
—Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Fans analyzed everything from the actress's eye color to the cast's social media activity to make their guesses.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Mixed messages have kept Chinese officials guessing.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
Amina felt a shudder of annoyance at the bluntness of the comment, and also at its blindness—that signs of her transformation should be guessed at from her appearance.
—Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
Noun
Who Willard was negotiating with is anyone’s guess.
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Fans analyzed everything from the actress's eye color to the cast's social media activity to make their guesses.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guess
Verb
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And there’s usually some wiggle room, a premium being paid to reap future opportunities or a discount to assume some risk.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kevin Brazile, in a tentative ruling issued on Thursday, denied CBS’ bid for a court order that would’ve temporarily blocked Sony’s efforts from assuming distribution.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The researchers estimated a nearly 20% reduction in dementia diagnosis among those who were, by chance, vaccinated.—
Christopher M. Worsham,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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The organization also estimated in 2020 that 20,000 children ages 6 to 17 in Texas either were currently in or were at very high risk for out-of-home or out-of-school placement because of their mental health needs.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2025
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A couple years ago, fans even thought that Swift might make a cameo onthe medical drama, which is still on the air after 20 years.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
2 Apr. 2025
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Staying silent for a few seconds can make people think of you as smart.—
Kathy and Ross Petras, Contributors,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
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Fundamental rights are rights the state is not supposed to deprive you of except under circumstances where the public good overwhelmingly outweighs the private harm.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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He was originally supposed to appear on the show that October, but was disinvited after he was photographed kissing multiple women and partying maskless in Alabama, breaking the COVID-19 protocols the show had in place amid the pandemic.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Everyone figured this band was cooked, but Harry and Stein put an ad in the Village Voice and auditioned 50 applicants.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2025
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The report’s findings, which went out with ballots, figured the measure could cost between tens of millions to hundreds of millions for the state, and would cost all California counties tens of millions of dollars combined.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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His new plan doesn’t use such rhetoric, but Bard Epstein did note Mamdani continues to believe the NYPD’s budget contains lots of bloat, including too much money earmarked for overtime and specialized police units like the Strategic Response Group.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Kleiman also found evidence to believe that some members of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel were not all expelled to Mesopotamia in the 7th century B.C. and actually may have stayed in Megiddo.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Within just a few years, Einstein would publish his theory of relativity and launch an entirely new era of physics.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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As with the human brain, there are a lot of theories about how AI functions.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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These tariffs target goods from more than 180 countries and territories, including China, Vietnam, and Thailand. Vendors impacted by the cancellations suspect the move was triggered by the trade dispute.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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Due to Kevin’s olive skin and brown eyes, his grandmother suspected his mother had cheated on his father.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Guess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guess. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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