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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
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
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
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
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
Verb
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Approximately 1,700 driver’s licenses and an unspecified number of birth certificates are estimated to be invalidated by the law, which went into effect February 26.—
David Williams,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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As for how many centers across the state could be affected if Harvey’s Law is passed, West guessed that around 85% of those centers receive funds from one of the three qualifying state programs.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
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Under your careful eye, progress gets measured, not guessed.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The alleged scheme is at the center of a criminal trial that started in a federal court in New York last week, days before the Mideast combat that now looms in the background.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors said the 17-year-old — sworn in to testify under just his first name, Daniel — gave up a hard drive containing bitcoin after Halem and his alleged accomplices threatened to kill him.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Tanuj Kapilashrami, chief strategy and talent officer at Standard Chartered, told McKinsey in a recent interview that the global bank calculated roughly $49,000 in savings per employee reskilled and redeployed internally, compared with sourcing the same skill set through external hiring.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Discovery Is Outpacing Extinction The rate at which new species are being found far outpaces the rate of extinction, which Wiens and his team calculated at approximately 10 species per year.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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Davidson, who assumed her former role at the Kennedy Center in April 2023, intended to stay in the nation’s capital until the orchestra celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2031.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Mar. 2026
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Many actors have assumed the titular role over the years, with recent iterations including David Tennant, Jodie Whittaker, and Peter Capaldi.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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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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Families sit beside hospital beds, hoping science has figured it out.—
Jason Collins,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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Nelson figured centrally into the first goal as well, stealing the puck back on the forecheck before combining with Makar to set up Valeri Nichushkin on the backdoor.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
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That hardly seems sufficient for a UCLA program that’s regularly supposed to be breathing rarefied air without caveats or qualifiers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Moore’s film shows someone who thrives with on-time throws and running his routes to get where he’s supposed to be to exploit the defense.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Conjectured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjectured. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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