as in suspected
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as in assumed
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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as in estimated
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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as in thought
to have as an opinion
I never would have guessed that she was capable of such a terrible thing
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Recent Examples of guessed
Mark Vena, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Bleacher Report guessed Soto’s deal would be 13 years, $569 million, which would give him a $183 million payoff.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
An easily guessed code that helped secure justice for Paul and his mother.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Investigators first guessed obvious options, like family birthdays and anniversaries, but failed repeatedly.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Miley asked Brandi, 37, who then guessed that their mom, Tish Cyrus, was responsible.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Levity guessed the dink contains 1,687 calories.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Guesses for her were a little all over the place — Ora picked Anna Faris, Jeong chose Kelly Ripa, and Thicke guessed Busy Philipps.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 29 Nov. 2024
The two struck up a conversation during which Wilder guessed that Thornton wanted to be an actor.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
Verb
This cryptographic procedure makes passkeys more secure than passwords because the private key cannot be intercepted, guessed or stolen.
—Mark Vena, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Bleacher Report guessed Soto’s deal would be 13 years, $569 million, which would give him a $183 million payoff.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
An easily guessed code that helped secure justice for Paul and his mother.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Investigators first guessed obvious options, like family birthdays and anniversaries, but failed repeatedly.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Miley asked Brandi, 37, who then guessed that their mom, Tish Cyrus, was responsible.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Levity guessed the dink contains 1,687 calories.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Guesses for her were a little all over the place — Ora picked Anna Faris, Jeong chose Kelly Ripa, and Thicke guessed Busy Philipps.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 29 Nov. 2024
The two struck up a conversation during which Wilder guessed that Thornton wanted to be an actor.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guessed
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Babies with only one umbilical artery are at risk of being born small, but Naomi, her daughter, weighed over 6 pounds, so she was assumed to be fine.Nancy Borowick, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
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Federal judge blocks Kroger merger with Albertsons Who is on the hook for a mortgage that has been assumed by a home buyer?Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Czech government will pay the program the same amount as the levies, with the amount estimated to be $92M a year.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Studies over recent years have estimated the annual trade in the drug to be worth billions of dollars.Tim Lister, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Coppola recalls that the film thought by some to be the greatest ever made was really difficult to make.John Tamny, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Our team thought this was worth a deeper look.Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Lula underwent surgery for an intracranial hemorrhage after the 79-year-old leader complained of headaches that doctors believed to be the result of a fall in a bathroom at his home in October.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Jennifer had set a goal to acquire a business in 2024 and believed the right opportunity would come without forcing it.Lien De Pau, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Zelensky wrote about Russian efforts to conceal the presence of soldiers from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Russia, including a video highlighting the alleged practice of burning slain soldiers' faces.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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According to Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes, the alleged shooter Natalie Rupnow, who went by the name Samantha, was a student at Abundant Life Christian School—where the incident took place.Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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But lastly and most importantly, there’s a fourth channel where news is sourced, where the reporter secures information that they’re not supposed to get.Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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It’s not supposed to affect you as complex.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
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While overdose deaths for 2024 have not been calculated yet, and will not be until after the end of the year, the CDC said that deaths fell 17% in a one-year period.Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
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In my experience, the key to success here is keeping the incentive structure simple and transparent so that salespeople know exactly how their earnings are calculated.Arnab Mishra, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Fans surmised the song may be a part of the set list moving forward because the dancers had to learn a new dance and production created new stage graphics.Bryan West, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
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After plotting their motions, Galileo correctly surmised that the quartet were not distant background stars but Jupiter’s most noteworthy lunar companions.Nadia Drake, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Guessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guessed. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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