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1
as in assumed
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
though she does not speak with an accent, I would still guess that she is a foreigner
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2
as in estimated
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
I would guess the road goes for about two miles before you have to take a left
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as in thought
to have as an opinion
I never would have guessed that she was capable of such a terrible thing
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Recent Examples of guessed
Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
After the album dropped, Jason spoke with Travis, 35, about the song on their New Heights podcast — and guessed at what tree his own manhood would be.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Nelson may have guessed correctly on the president digging his heels into tariffs seven years on from his first term, but the taxes may not be around for much longer.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Some of you might have guessed.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
The alternative would have been shutting down pre-orders after that guessed number and marking the devices out of stock.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Who’d have guessed that the place to find a killer spritz cookie recipe would be inside a cemetery?
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Who would have guessed a home game in two weeks against UCLA would be the Hoosiers’ toughest test in the second half of their season?
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Game predictions All three of our predictors guessed last week that the Panthers would lose to the Miami Dolphins.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
Nineteenth-century reporters could be extremely casual with facts and guessed at the spelling of names.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
After the album dropped, Jason spoke with Travis, 35, about the song on their New Heights podcast — and guessed at what tree his own manhood would be.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Nelson may have guessed correctly on the president digging his heels into tariffs seven years on from his first term, but the taxes may not be around for much longer.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Some of you might have guessed.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
The alternative would have been shutting down pre-orders after that guessed number and marking the devices out of stock.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Who’d have guessed that the place to find a killer spritz cookie recipe would be inside a cemetery?
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Who would have guessed a home game in two weeks against UCLA would be the Hoosiers’ toughest test in the second half of their season?
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Game predictions All three of our predictors guessed last week that the Panthers would lose to the Miami Dolphins.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guessed
Adjective
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The judges also clarified that their ruling did not prevent the government from using other immigration or national security statutes to remove suspected terrorists.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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More recently, Jair Bolsonaro, the right-wing populist who assumed office in 2019, got along famously with the similarly minded Trump during the last two years of the American president’s first term.—
Ron Kampeas,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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When preparing to host Thanksgiving, it's assumed that hand towels are going to be a necessity in both the kitchen, powder room, and guest bathrooms.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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Restoring the Qianlong Garden took more than two decades, a costly and painstaking process based on a 2000 cooperation agreement signed by the World Monuments Fund and the museum, which estimated a price tag of $15-18 million.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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In contrast, the north-pole was thought to be geologically inactive.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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Experts have long thought auditory hallucinations arise from a person perceiving their inner thoughts or speech as real voices coming from the outside world.—
Hannah Seo,
Scientific American,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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What else are we supposed to do?—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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If successful, this productive force— supposed to be restorative, in at least some visions—would grow up in symbiosis with primitive fossil capital.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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The people who could’ve helped, who maybe were genuinely interested, never figured it out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Spanberger’s background also figured heavily into her victory.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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At the time, the FBI said the hackers responsible belonged to criminal group Darkside, believed to be based in Russia.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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