1
as in assumes
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 estimates
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 thinks
to have as an opinion
I never would have guessed that she was capable of such a terrible thing
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as in theories
an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence
if you don't know the answer for sure, just make a guess
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Recent Examples of guesses
Joe Brandt, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
There will be times when Bader guesses right and takes a good pass and hits a lineout.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Ho Jin is visibly un-enthused, and Uncle guesses Mu Hee has given him an unfavourable impression of them.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The panel picks up on the baseball-heavy clues, and guesses accordingly.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
The team or person who guesses the most songs correctly wins.
—Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Whoever guesses the suspect and motive with the most accuracy receives a cash prize.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
Paul Tan guesses it might be offered elsewhere with a range of diesel powertrains, and perhaps those will bring a bit more grunt.
—New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
Mackay guesses the center will be able to begin enrolling officers’ children by mid-summer 2025.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2025
C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
There is obviously a lot more going on, so leave your conspiracies and guesses to yourselves.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Fans of the guessing game have offered thousands of theories, with guesses from Akita to Shiba Inu and various mixes.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
The eruption wasn’t monitored with modern instrumentation, so scientists can only offer their best guesses as to what happened.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Wall Street analysts routinely put out their guesses for which dot belongs to which official.
—Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
The firm also points to AI scenario planning models to track key metrics in real time, and autogenerate scenarios based on real data, not just guesses.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
And while your guesses have been out of this world, Ken, there are some major black holes in your constellation map.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
The late Clay Thompson, a former columnist for The Arizona Republic, used to host a contest in which readers sent their guesses for the first 100-degree day.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
Anyone who guesses the date the snow pile will be fully melted can win a $20 Freedom card, good for a few train rides.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
There will be times when Bader guesses right and takes a good pass and hits a lineout.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Ho Jin is visibly un-enthused, and Uncle guesses Mu Hee has given him an unfavourable impression of them.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The panel picks up on the baseball-heavy clues, and guesses accordingly.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
The team or person who guesses the most songs correctly wins.
—Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Whoever guesses the suspect and motive with the most accuracy receives a cash prize.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
Paul Tan guesses it might be offered elsewhere with a range of diesel powertrains, and perhaps those will bring a bit more grunt.
—New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
Mackay guesses the center will be able to begin enrolling officers’ children by mid-summer 2025.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
Rookies Dëmin, Wolf, Saraf, Nolan Traoré and Drake Powell have all played meaningful minutes and started games, and the organization has been able to leave the season with real notes on all five rather than guesses.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
There is obviously a lot more going on, so leave your conspiracies and guesses to yourselves.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Fans of the guessing game have offered thousands of theories, with guesses from Akita to Shiba Inu and various mixes.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
The eruption wasn’t monitored with modern instrumentation, so scientists can only offer their best guesses as to what happened.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Wall Street analysts routinely put out their guesses for which dot belongs to which official.
—Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
The firm also points to AI scenario planning models to track key metrics in real time, and autogenerate scenarios based on real data, not just guesses.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
And while your guesses have been out of this world, Ken, there are some major black holes in your constellation map.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
The late Clay Thompson, a former columnist for The Arizona Republic, used to host a contest in which readers sent their guesses for the first 100-degree day.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guesses
Verb
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Of course, that assumes there are any businesses left in California.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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The older consensus assumes Washington would still try to stabilize the situation—escort shipping, surge regional forces, send warnings, hold back from hitting the mainland.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Epstein estimates that the land technology business will grow 30% in 2026 as demand for replenishing munitions grows.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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Marc Lotenberg, the founder and chief executive of Dorsia, a members-only platform for exclusive restaurant reservations, estimates brands can spend up to tens of millions of dollars at Coachella.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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At least, Fowler, who’s covered every season since the franchise’s inception, thinks so.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Robin thinks the lopsided representation likely has something to do with genetic differences between people of different racial groups — specifically in genes for athletic or intellectual abilities.—
Megan Molteni,
STAT,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Some of her theories apparently came to her in vivid dreams.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Witch Farm is inspired by the real events, theories, and witness accounts, but the BBC series will create or change some elements of the story for dramatic purposes.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Sandel suspects those ties were strained by an unusually large group size, competition over food and reproduction, alpha male changes and diseases that killed adults that were key bridges between clusters.—
Jason P. Dinh,
Scientific American,
9 Apr. 2026
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Although some may theoretically exist in unsampled tundra — in a place like Siberia, maybe — Van Nuland suspects that many of the species will prove to be endemic to this region.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That expertise on the boards figures to pair well with the shooting prowess of Atlanta stars Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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South Carolina figures to be another tough defensive matchup.—
Jack Vita,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Some groundwater monitoring wells detected contamination levels higher than at any point since 1991, which the county believes may be due to a new leak.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Counsell believes Rea’s low, steady heartbeat is a strength of the veteran’s.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The project grew out of group head Ido Kaminer’s 2019 Ramanujan Machine, an AI bot that seeks out new conjectures for calculating mathematical constants.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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For one thing, Kontsevich is known for taking a high-level approach to mathematics, preferring to pose ambitious conjectures and sketch out broad programs, often leaving the subtler details and formal proof-writing to others.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Dec. 2025
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