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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 assumed
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 conjectured
ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
Mathematicians are still working out the consequences of the theorem, which was originally conjectured by Louis Mordell in 1922.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2026
Some legal observers have conjectured the 8th Circuit’s reversal of her injunction prompted her to stay her hand, over a concern that the appeals court would overrule her again.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
In 1952, Ankeny and Chowla conjectured that just as the maximum gets higher and higher as the number of integers in the original set gets bigger, the minimum should get lower and lower.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
Some task force workers conjectured that the ease of use and convenience of a prepackaged device might prompt more folks to test their drugs, especially those who are younger.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
To be more precise, Erdős conjectured that the number of unit distances would be n^(1+o(1)).
—ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
Mathematicians are still working out the consequences of the theorem, which was originally conjectured by Louis Mordell in 1922.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2026
Some legal observers have conjectured the 8th Circuit’s reversal of her injunction prompted her to stay her hand, over a concern that the appeals court would overrule her again.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
In 1952, Ankeny and Chowla conjectured that just as the maximum gets higher and higher as the number of integers in the original set gets bigger, the minimum should get lower and lower.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
Some task force workers conjectured that the ease of use and convenience of a prepackaged device might prompt more folks to test their drugs, especially those who are younger.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjectured
Adjective
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Police added that there may be further victims due to the violent nature of the alleged crime.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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Tuesday's protest came in response to the widespread detention of women and girls in Herat province in recent days by the Taliban's morality police force, for alleged violations of the group's rules on attire, which require women to cover their hair and faces.—
Ahmad Mukhtar,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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At the time of my visit, there was one guest room building that had not yet opened, estimated to be completed in October.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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It’s estimated that there may have been as many as 10 million elk in North America at the time of European settlement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Some guessed Gadd's Donny became a stalker himself by the end of that Netflix miniseries.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 May 2026
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Many of those Fan Festival registrants from around the world likely never even had heard of Kansas City before this, Kramer guessed.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
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The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
8 Aug. 2025
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Finance analysts and insurance coalitions calculated that average 2025 property insurance premiums were between $5,000 and $6,000 in Florida.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2026
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Forecast values calculated by CNBC.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Gordon assumed the role in August 2024, after serving for eight years as the head of the National Institute of Mental Health.—
Megan Molteni,
STAT,
5 June 2026
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It was assumed to have been seized by the Nazis in 1938 or later.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
5 June 2026
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During the voyage, according to the DOJ, crew members discovered numerous packages hidden inside the ship’s garbage room that contained suspected narcotics.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
23 May 2026
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The case has become one of the most emblematic examples cited by rights organizations accusing Venezuela’s security apparatus of using arbitrary detention, incommunicado imprisonment and forced disappearances against dissidents and suspected opponents.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
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Another design figured the view of the pyramids shining against a gradient sky.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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The word also figured heavily in the Alien and Sedition Acts, a set of four 18th century laws that restricted citizenship, expanded the president’s authority to detain and deport foreigners, and criminalized dissenting speech.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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“Conjectured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjectured. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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