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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
Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
The Kiel researchers conjectured that exporters didn’t absorb the tariff costs for three main reasons.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 21 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
That’s because cutting-edge encryption shrouds information behind mathematical problems (such as factoring enormous numbers) that are conjectured to be unsolvable in any practical amount of time.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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
The Kiel researchers conjectured that exporters didn’t absorb the tariff costs for three main reasons.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 21 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
That’s because cutting-edge encryption shrouds information behind mathematical problems (such as factoring enormous numbers) that are conjectured to be unsolvable in any practical amount of time.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjectured
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Researchers estimated that about 75% of this higher risk was explained by other LE8 factors, rather than sleep timing alone.—
Dr. Joseph Wendt,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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And an earlier assessment of the global market, from 2016 in Springer Nature, estimated it at anywhere from $40 billion to $200 billion.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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There were six games in the first week of the playoffs, and Reese guessed the wrong team would win each time.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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When Robert became an All-Star in 2023, no one could’ve guessed that the contract would be an albatross by ’24 or that the Sox would dump him for a midlevel prospect and a 12th-rounder.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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The alleged perpetrator — whom local police identified as 55-year-old Anthony Kazmierczak — was immediately apprehended and was booked into Hennepin County Jail for third degree assault, the Minneapolis Police Department told CBS News.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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An honor council, comprised of administrators, teachers, and members of the student government, would sit in judgment on cases of alleged cheating.—
Nell Freudenberger,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The deduction for qualified overtime compensation is calculated on a new Schedule 1-A at Part II.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Rougeux said that each of Honnold’s risks were calculated.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Stadiums are often assumed to raise property values, but that outcome is far from guaranteed in a dense residential neighborhood and park setting.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Carlson, with his staple rep ties and Rolex, assumed the role of class traitor.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The construct of the NFL typically reserves those picks for the teams still searching for the quarterback, not those who have already figured it out.—
Sam McDowell
January 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 Jan. 2026
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That, then, figured to really be the end … until last summer, when the Mountain West allowed Grand Canyon to join the conference a year earlier than planned.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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So what are Oklahoma residents supposed to do if a mystery package arrives?—
Isa Almeida,
Oklahoman,
9 Jan. 2026
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Cameron Winter’s lyrics have an air of inscrutable mysticism, but there is little doubt he’s supposed to be the one singing them.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Conjectured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjectured. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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