conjectures 1 of 2

plural of conjecture
as in guesses
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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conjectures

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verb

present tense third-person singular of conjecture

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Recent Examples of conjectures
Verb
There’s no end to conjectures about William Shakespeare’s life because there isn’t all that much definitive Shakespeareana to rake over. Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjectures
Noun
  • Until the shutdown is resolved, businesses and policymakers will have to make their best guesses about which way the economy is going.
    Scott Horsley, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Here are my best guesses, after touring each room.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Joint Committee on Taxation estimates that the Billionaires Income Tax Act alone could raise about $557 billion over ten years.
    Scott Ellis, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The North Dakota Department of Trust Lands Annual Land Survey estimates cropland prices are averaging higher than USDA numbers.
    April Baumgarten, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After President Rayburn dies, Grace assumes the presidency.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • That assumes a 20% downpayment of $177,900.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • De Stijl’s theories were a product of their time.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2025
  • This could ultimately help scientists rule out certain theories for dark matter and focus on others, saving a great deal of research funding for future projects.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • What figures such as Tate, Caz, Maalouf, and others are doing is exploiting civil instability and installing themselves as truth-tellers in a society where experts can’t be trusted.
    T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Ben Rice figures to take over at first base next season, but Bellinger can also man that position.
    Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Leo’s fine, one supposes, as evil plantation owner Calvin Candie, but the role is not a natural fit for him.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The first theory supposes that the Big Bang produced dense spots that didn’t collapse immediately.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Conjectures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjectures. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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