daresaying

verb

present participle of daresay
as in assuming
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 Synonyms for daresaying
  1. assuming
  2. guessing
  3. supposing
  4. thinking
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  • Skydance will have a mountain of debt, projected to be north of $80 billion, after assuming the debt burdens of previous M&A incurred by Paramount and WBD and raising new debt financing.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In my hypothetical example, his 2026 fortune falls from $908 billion reported by Forbes to about $317 billion in my counterfactual 10 percent wealth tax example (again, assuming his wealth over the past 10 years grew smoothly).
    — Jeff Hoopes, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of assuming
Verb
  • 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
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  • 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
  • And other Democrats who are thinking of running for President in 2028 are likely watching the Proposition 40 drama nervously.
    — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Zoe Kazan has spent much of her life thinking about family legacy on and off screen.
    — Max Gao, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of thinking
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