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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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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
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
Neither of them could have guessed at the time how their lives would later intersect.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
Berg guessed that the flagellar motor was a rotor that turned the flagellum like a screw.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
Readers will have guessed, for instance, that Sam is gay long before anyone in the book does.
—Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Even that was accelerated; Vitello had guessed the next homestand, which starts April 21, earlier last week.
—Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2026
After the comedians guessed that she was canned from a restaurant or retail job, Fineman revealed the truth.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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
Neither of them could have guessed at the time how their lives would later intersect.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
Berg guessed that the flagellar motor was a rotor that turned the flagellum like a screw.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
Readers will have guessed, for instance, that Sam is gay long before anyone in the book does.
—Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Even that was accelerated; Vitello had guessed the next homestand, which starts April 21, earlier last week.
—Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2026
After the comedians guessed that she was canned from a restaurant or retail job, Fineman revealed the truth.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guessed
Adjective
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Six cases have been confirmed as Andes strain hantavirus infections, while two remain suspected cases.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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The scheme is designed to identify suspected criminals, combat identity fraud, and to police the EU's limit on 90-day stays within a 180-day period, according to the European Commission.—
Emma Clarke,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The state paid $13 million in cash for Waterbury and assumed $22 million in liabilities.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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However, the expansion assumed that the state had a nearly $100 billion surplus, which never materialized.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Dulgeroff estimated that closing the La Jolla Rec Center would result in a budget reduction of $231,975.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Sources claim the vessel is simply too large for the billionaire to manage, with operating costs estimated at around $30 million per year.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
13 May 2026
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Even the fans who thought a playoff appearance was possible — a new coach and a lot of young talent spark hope, after all — didn’t imagine a first-round victory and strong play in the second round were within reach this season.—
Todd Harmonson,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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Three people who were on the ship have died, including an elderly Dutch couple who are thought to have caught the virus while sightseeing in Argentina before joining the cruise.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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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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Not supposed to talk about affairs in Vegas?—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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Gary Lineker once missed a game for Spurs because of an injury sustained in a cricket match he was not supposed to be playing in, and Gary and Phil Neville are still considered the ones that got away by Lancashire because of their cricketing prowess.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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This didn’t become common practice until a few hundred years ago, but at least one Neanderthal apparently figured it out and convinced someone to go along with it.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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Distraught by life in the South, Reed figured that the only way to escape his parochial childhood was to write his way out.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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Arakawa is believed to have contracted the virus from the rodent droppings found around her and Hackman's home, while some of the infected cruise ship passengers are suspected to have gotten sick from each other.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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In Burkina Faso alone, JNIM is believed to effectively control roughly 40% of the country’s territory.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2026
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“Guessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guessed. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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