as in to guess
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
I daresay we might manage to finish on time after all
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Recent Examples of daresay
And then, there’s the Park Hyatt Tokyo, which reopened last week after a 19-month closure to undergo a very thoughtful, daresay cautious, renovation.
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Nick Remsen, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025
And while the mute Leatherface steals the show, the movie's documentary-like opening narration and audio of heinous news reports hint at something, daresay, more sophisticated.
—RenÉ A. Guzman, chicagotribune.com, 27 Oct. 2019
Nick Remsen, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025
And while the mute Leatherface steals the show, the movie's documentary-like opening narration and audio of heinous news reports hint at something, daresay, more sophisticated.
—RenÉ A. Guzman, chicagotribune.com, 27 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daresay
Verb
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And even when that game was over, guess what?—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Instead of guessing, businesses could plan staffing, inventory, hours, promotions, and partnerships with confidence.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Many organizations have mistaken awareness for ability and intent for execution, assuming preparedness without ever proving it.—
James Hadley,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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In a rapidly militarizing Arctic, the real question is not whether the United States should assume greater control and responsibility in Greenland.—
Paul McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Are they supposed to let a 5-year-old child freeze to death?—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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What you’re supposed to do is let the cows go.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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No one from the incident was transported to the hospital, and all on the flight are presumed to be deceased.—
Alex Nitzberg , Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Investigators say Potupchik was walking on the road when an unknown person, presumed to be Bosquez, pulled past him and fired multiple rounds.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
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His body was laid in state not far from the Spanish Steps — thousands queued over the two days to bid their farewells to the designer, the first, and in many ways the only, Italian to break into French haute couture back in Fifties, a postwar epoch when things like that were thought impossible.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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You'd be forgiven for thinking that money might be playing a role here.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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French maritime authorities in the Mediterranean said the ship, the Grinch, is suspected of operating with a false flag.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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While the cause of death was still pending, the agency said Francisco Gaspar-Andres, 48, was suspected to have died of liver and kidney failure.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Daresay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daresay. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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