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 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.
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RenÉ A. Guzman, chicagotribune.com, 27 Oct. 2019
RenÉ A. Guzman, chicagotribune.com, 27 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daresay
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Two teams of friends and family compete to see who can guess the most popular answers to general knowledge and pop culture questions the fastest.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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Though the cliffhanger left viewers guessing who may have died in the fire, the Season 4 trailer has already confirmed that Vince did not survive.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
10 Oct. 2025
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Secure, redundant communication systems ensure instant presidential command, while E-6B airborne launch control aircraft can assume control if ground communication is lost, guaranteeing uninterrupted deterrence capability.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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The bias is that the first question assumes or glosses over the legitimacy of caging, tacitly accepting the human agricultural system as the baseline.—
Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Maybe mom and dad were never supposed to nurture your creativity just like their parents never drew them a blueprint on how to survive as immigrants.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
13 Oct. 2025
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She’s supposed to be paying rent each week but rarely does.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Courts generally presume executive officials have properly discharged their duties, and defendants have the burden to show otherwise.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Lachman Fire was quickly contained but appears to have rekindled after it was presumed to be extinguished – leading to the Palisades fire amidst crushing heat and hurricane level Santa Ana winds on January 7.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Tom also learned from Maeve that Robbie and Cliff (Raúl Castillo) thought the Episode 4 drug meetup was going down at a different park than the FBI sting operation was set to take place at.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
13 Oct. 2025
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Brad’s choice is always thinking about who is the person that is going to make this experience a more enjoyable one, rather than who is the best person for the job.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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The March 20, 1958, edition of the Stevens Point Journal cited that many in the town suspected the house was intentionally burned to prevent it from becoming a museum.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Initial concerns were that Bledsoe had a concussion, but he was rushed to a hospital when the team’s trainer suspected something more serious.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Daresay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daresay. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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