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conjecturing

verb

present participle of conjecture

as in estimating

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 guessing

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 conjecturing The moment prompted extensive online speculation, with some social media users and commentators conjecturing that his words may have been critical or disrespectful. — Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that Russia has effectively started a fresh wave of military mobilization, estimating that there are currently more than 8,000 North Korean troops on Russian territory.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
The sales veteran said estimating a value of a film, country by country, came down to a mixture of experience and expertise.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of estimating

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In another moment sure to keep fans guessing, Neal leaves Joe a note — the contents of which are not revealed to the audience.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2026
The variation is significant enough that guessing isn’t a great strategy.

— Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of guessing

Verb

Studying these dynamics directly is difficult because calculating their real-time evolution becomes increasingly demanding for classical computers, particularly as the system develops substantial quantum entanglement.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
When Bender considers moving to a rival network, Wever fleshes out the tough carapace of a woman who, even under the thorniest of circumstances, never stops calculating her next move.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of calculating

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Any brand attempting something similar should ask what its equivalent trust signal is—certification, a guarantee, a verifiable specification—before assuming volume of content alone will move a purchase decision.

— Agung Dwi Sandi, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
However, the leap from these qualities to assuming, hyperbolically, that AI will become a competitor, even a predatory species ready to eliminate us, is a fantastical step too far.

— Keith Tidman, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of assuming

Verb

First, the law takes its time in responding to new technologies, figuring that new tools can be accommodated within existing ideas, rules, and doctrines.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
But figuring it out is an urgent concern here, given Beijing’s evident faith in AI as a magical solution to the country’s deepening economic and social problems, and as an essential tool in the pursuit of global dominance over the United States.

— Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of figuring

Verb

More recently, other experts have advised American farmers to go all out growing soybeans, supposing they will be needed by the Chinese or somebody.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Even supposing the pledges in the 1990s documents amounted to a crime, the legal deadline for bringing mortgage fraud charges has expired.

— Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025

Definition of supposing

Verb

Achieving the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and making America great again can go hand in hand and the two countries can contribute to each other's success, thereby benefiting the wider world.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
But his collaborators helped turn Beck into a cultural product, making videos, shooting photos, providing musical inspiration for samples.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of making

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Though, that hasn’t stopped fans from speculating about her personal connections.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026
Fans are already speculating that Madonna could be a strong contender at the Grammy Awards next year, particularly in the dance and electronic categories.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

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