Examples of theorize in a Sentence
Many scientists have theorized about the possibility of life on other planets.
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The director playfully joked not to ask him what Camazotz is, as many views and fans have started theorizing how that name could tie into the show.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
The team behind this research thinks that this clear concentration of heat, rather than a global emission, could suggest that an Io-wide lava lake may not exist beneath the surface of this moon of Jupiter as has previously been theorized.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Quasicrystals were first theorized in the 1980s and later observed experimentally, a discovery that earned Dan Schechtman the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Now, figures in both parties theorize that Tuesday might be a tipping point, and that lawmakers will be more willing to find an off-ramp after elections in Virginia, California, New York, New Jersey and elsewhere.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2025
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
The team behind this research thinks that this clear concentration of heat, rather than a global emission, could suggest that an Io-wide lava lake may not exist beneath the surface of this moon of Jupiter as has previously been theorized.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Quasicrystals were first theorized in the 1980s and later observed experimentally, a discovery that earned Dan Schechtman the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Now, figures in both parties theorize that Tuesday might be a tipping point, and that lawmakers will be more willing to find an off-ramp after elections in Virginia, California, New York, New Jersey and elsewhere.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Theorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theorize. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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theorize
verb
the·o·rize
ˈthē-ə-ˌrīz 
theorized; theorizing
: to form a theory : speculate
theorizer
noun
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