as in guess
an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence
the many conjectures about the true identity of Jack the Ripper
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as in to estimate
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
he conjectured that the theater could seat 1000 people more or less
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as in to guess
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
you're only conjecturing that he was the culprit
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Recent Examples of conjecture
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
Gowers, Green, and Tao had made headway on a refined version of this problem called the polynomial Freiman-Ruzsa conjecture in the early 2000s but eventually got stuck.
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Quanta Magazine,
8 June 2026
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
The look is cool, but since there’s nothing to listen or connect it to, its significance is left to conjecture.
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Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
26 Feb. 2026
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But that’s just conjecture, of course.
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R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
Gowers, Green, and Tao had made headway on a refined version of this problem called the polynomial Freiman-Ruzsa conjecture in the early 2000s but eventually got stuck.
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Quanta Magazine,
8 June 2026
Verb
Mathematicians are still working out the consequences of the theorem, which was originally conjectured by Louis Mordell in 1922.
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Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
The look is cool, but since there’s nothing to listen or connect it to, its significance is left to conjecture.
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Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjecture
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Understanding how systems, applications and services connect to business operations is what separates a coordinated recovery from a guess.
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Considering her Season 1 character Mia, aka Lady Vengeance, a serial killer by night and sommelier by day, was killed while jailed, is anyone’s guess.
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The events are expected to draw hundreds of thousands to the city over the next two months, officials estimate.
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Orozco estimated that the nearby fire had caused sales to drop by 70% over the past week.
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Sweden loses key piece The first half was a sloppy slugfest as both teams tried to use their physicality to assume control.
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John Murphy, president and chief financial officer, will assume the responsibilities in the interim, according to an announcement.
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At a moment when technology companies were promising to bring people closer together, David Fincher’s acerbic drama about the founding of Facebook had a darker theory about why people wanted to connect in the first place.
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Susan Brands has a theory for why people come out of the woodwork seeking handouts from lottery winners.
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Legal steps necessary to make Orlando the capital of Florida are so simple, in fact, that any one can figure them out.
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John’s problem, his brother figured, was a lack of direction.
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The New York Mets are in disarray thanks to a brutal start to what was supposed to be a promising season.
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In her video, Warren said Heritage was supposed to be a turning point for the community.
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For months, shipping companies have been in wait and see mode, carefully calculating the risk of moving ships through the strait.
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High of 86, low of 68 The humidity could also make the heat harder to tolerate, with a higher humidity playing a part in how NWS calculates the risk for extreme heat.
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At the time of the arrest, police seized more than $200,000 worth of drugs, including Ecstasy, LSD, and what police suspected was ketamine.
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House Bill 945 establishes new regulations for cryptocurrency kiosks and allows financial institutions to place temporary holds on transactions when elder financial exploitation is suspected.
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“Conjecture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjecture. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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