as in suspected
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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
Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
Many of those Fan Festival registrants from around the world likely never even had heard of Kansas City before this, Kramer guessed.
—Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
Gould guessed that they had been called in by an ex who had been abusive.
—Larissa MacFarquhar, New Yorker, 28 May 2026
Who would have guessed that would ever happen?
—Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 25 May 2026
And one of the true accomplishments of the Disney+ series’ creators Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest is that the answer was something no one would have ever guessed.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 11 May 2026
Avoid PINs that can be easily guessed, such as a string of the same consecutive numbers.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Schnitzer guessed the driver might not have seen the little boy.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
The stock market gains that Alphabet is producing are not being matched by other big AI spenders such as Microsoft and Facebook parent Meta Platforms, whose stock price plunged by about 6% in extended trading after disclosing an investment strategy being second guessed by investors.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Some guessed Gadd's Donny became a stalker himself by the end of that Netflix miniseries.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
Many of those Fan Festival registrants from around the world likely never even had heard of Kansas City before this, Kramer guessed.
—Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
Gould guessed that they had been called in by an ex who had been abusive.
—Larissa MacFarquhar, New Yorker, 28 May 2026
Who would have guessed that would ever happen?
—Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 25 May 2026
And one of the true accomplishments of the Disney+ series’ creators Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest is that the answer was something no one would have ever guessed.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 11 May 2026
Avoid PINs that can be easily guessed, such as a string of the same consecutive numbers.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Schnitzer guessed the driver might not have seen the little boy.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
The stock market gains that Alphabet is producing are not being matched by other big AI spenders such as Microsoft and Facebook parent Meta Platforms, whose stock price plunged by about 6% in extended trading after disclosing an investment strategy being second guessed by investors.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guessed
Adjective
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During the voyage, according to the DOJ, crew members discovered numerous packages hidden inside the ship’s garbage room that contained suspected narcotics.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
23 May 2026
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The case has become one of the most emblematic examples cited by rights organizations accusing Venezuela’s security apparatus of using arbitrary detention, incommunicado imprisonment and forced disappearances against dissidents and suspected opponents.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
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Top prospect Gage Jump was called up and assumed a spot in the rotation after starting later Tuesday.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2026
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Wang was elected to the City Council in November 2022 and eventually assumed the job of mayor, a position that rotates among the council members.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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The country’s worst outbreak happened in 1972, when the USDA estimated that there were 90,000 cases, and another outbreak of that magnitude could cost the Southwest alone more than $3 billion, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Chris plays things on the mandolin that people never thought were possible.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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During 40 days of war with the US and Israel, Iran showcased its ability to send ballistic missiles to areas previously thought untouchable.—
CNN Staff,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
8 Aug. 2025
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Or because the research may have been funded by the CDC and the authors potentially knew or assumed the conclusion they were supposed to reach.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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In the end, Filleman made sure this game went the way it was supposed to go.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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The word also figured heavily in the Alien and Sedition Acts, a set of four 18th century laws that restricted citizenship, expanded the president’s authority to detain and deport foreigners, and criminalized dissenting speech.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Both her audition and her callback had fallen flat, but the company must have figured that casting an amateur from hard-luck Butte as Lucetta would make good press.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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When a mysterious Signal begins pulsing out near Pluto, the world goes still, leaving the skies open for what is believed to be first contact with extraterrestrials.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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An explosion at a building believed to be storing explosives in northeastern Myanmar killed at least 46 people and injured dozens more, according to rescuers and others, flattening homes near the border with China.—
Grant Peck,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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“Guessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guessed. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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