as in defendant
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1
as in to guess
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
we suspected that the runaway was a little younger than the 16 she claimed to be—more like 13
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as in to doubt
to have no trust or confidence in
I suspected him from the moment he said he was an old friend of my sister's, since I probably would have heard about him
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as in questionable
giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged
since she was carrying no cash or credit cards, her claim to the store's detectives that she had intended to pay for the items was suspect
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Recent Examples of suspect
Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
The suspect fled the scene before officers showed up, WPVI reported.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2025
Mark Price, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Researchers suspect that there are other fossils in the sinkhole, one of only two Middle Irvingtonian sites in all of Florida.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The suspects repeatedly punched the victim, breaking a tooth, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
The suspect fled the scene before officers showed up, WPVI reported.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
The Ravenswood Police Department in Jackson County was among the agencies involved in the pursuit, and department officials suspect the deer was roadkill the driver saw and decided to take.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Researchers suspect that there are other fossils in the sinkhole, one of only two Middle Irvingtonian sites in all of Florida.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspect
Noun
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Bonds in the hundreds of millions of dollars are sometimes seen with high profile or wealthy defendants.—
Gina Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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However, two other defendants, Ezequiel David Pereyra, a former hotel employee, and Braian Paiz, a waiter who served Payne at a restaurant, remain in custody.—
Billboard Staff,
Billboard,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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And guess what: There are loads of SEC-Big 12 games under contract.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Sullivan, however, didn’t second guess his decision to play the team’s emotional leader.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In 2022, Hathaway doubted a sequel to The Devil Wears Prada could be possible.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2025
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Bellucci doubts that anything will change after this incident.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Despite the buzz around e-fuels as an alternative, their viability remains questionable.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Cincinnati The decision to hire Scott Satterfield was questionable, and nothing during his Bearcats tenure has changed those initial doubts, as Satterfield is 8-16 in two seasons.—
Antonio Morales,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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The clip then cut to the culprit—a white female dog—lying motionless on a couch, with her eyes firmly shut as if in deep slumber.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Foods that irritate the mouth could be another culprit, particularly crunchy, spicy, or acidic ones.—
Matt Fuchs,
TIME,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Thankfully, the next two outings represent significant improvements, assuming the goal actually is to deliver a plausible extension of the Suits-iverse.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
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The post-1945 European vision assumes that land-grabs and military rivalries are as antiquated and distasteful as a spiked helmet.—
Dominic Green,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Feb. 2025
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Other sheriffs’ concerns Other sheriffs have questioned ICE’s process and House Bill 10.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Feb. 2025
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Hegseth previously questioned her appointment in his 2024 book.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Officials said the people inside the home were able to escape thanks to the mom, who heard suspicious noises, before finding the fire and evacuating her family, adding that some family members even had to jump out of second-story windows to escape the flames.—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
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These tools continuously improve by learning from vast datasets, identifying synthetic media and flagging suspicious activity patterns.—
Dan Yerushalmi,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Suspect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspect. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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