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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
Quanta Magazine,
15 June 2026
To be more precise, Erdős conjectured that the number of unit distances would be n^(1+o(1)).
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ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
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
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.
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Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 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.
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Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
In 1989, the physicist John Cardy conjectured that this is an inviolable rule that any quantum field theory must follow.
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Quanta Magazine,
15 June 2026
To be more precise, Erdős conjectured that the number of unit distances would be n^(1+o(1)).
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ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
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
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.
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Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 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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The Heat received this second-round selection from the Hornets to resolve a dispute over Rozier being under NBA and federal investigation over alleged gambling when Charlotte traded him to Miami in January 2024.
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Sadness, shock, and anger manifested at a vigil in Mattapan Tuesday night, as the community prayed for the woman who was hit and killed during an alleged carjacker's reckless escape attempt last Saturday.
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Global income losses during the 1982-1983 and 1997-1998 El Niños were estimated in the trillions of dollars.
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.
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The government has argued that, regardless of the circumstances, the DHS secretary's discretionary decision to revoke TPS can't be reviewed or second guessed by the courts.
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Although the project in question was referred to as Lazarus in the document, TMZ guessed that the film may in fact be the upcoming Focker-in-Law film as the director John Hamburg is also listed in the contract.
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The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.
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Miles set a record for the most points generated through 15 games, calculated by adding points and points from assists together, with 485.
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In a moment when the genre was bursting with innovators, pushing at its seams from all sides—jubilant, gospel-fiery soul-jazz; the first dissonant strains of free jazz; dizzyingly ambitious big bands; calculated cool—this ensemble seemed to lay back, in tempo and affect.
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Police say Crash Team investigators responded and assumed control over the investigation.
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Still, as the face of Manchester’s rejuvenation, Burnham assumed a US governor-style regional leader profile.
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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.
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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.
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Run It Like a Software Company The SaaS world figured this out a long time ago.
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Janamanchi figured some people would come for an ironic spectacle.
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“Conjectured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjectured. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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