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
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Hoyt Purinton, owner of the only ferry line from the mainland, guesses the percentage is in the low single digits.
—Charles Usher, Midwest Living, 26 May 2026
Seitz guesses this is what drew Audree in.
—Meena Duerson, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
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
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The zoo received 1,400 guesses.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
But those are my are my guesses right there.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
The three soothsayers whose guesses come closest to the actual results will be crowned with a Cinematrix hat, as modeled by Real Housewives of Atlanta peach turned friend-of Cynthia Bailey.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 10 June 2026
In turn, entering large numbers of guesses requires a tremendous amount of time and computing resources, even when the cracking is performed using GPUs or special-purpose hardware.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026
Verb
This adds another layer of protection if someone steals or guesses your password.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Hoyt Purinton, owner of the only ferry line from the mainland, guesses the percentage is in the low single digits.
—Charles Usher, Midwest Living, 26 May 2026
Seitz guesses this is what drew Audree in.
—Meena Duerson, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
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
Noun
Use these clues to narrow down your guesses.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The zoo received 1,400 guesses.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
But those are my are my guesses right there.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
The three soothsayers whose guesses come closest to the actual results will be crowned with a Cinematrix hat, as modeled by Real Housewives of Atlanta peach turned friend-of Cynthia Bailey.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 10 June 2026
In turn, entering large numbers of guesses requires a tremendous amount of time and computing resources, even when the cracking is performed using GPUs or special-purpose hardware.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guesses
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Montano-Campos acknowledged the study doesn’t take into account discontinuation of GLP-1 use for financial reasons, since the simulation assumes lifetime access to the drug on a consistent basis.—
Mia Osmonbekov,
Fortune,
14 June 2026
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The phrase assumes that fatness belongs firmly in the past, yet the very need for such a term suggests otherwise.—
Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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It’s fluctuated over the years, but today, Forbes estimates her net worth to be $33 billion, even as she’s given away more than $26 billion.—
Thalia Beaty,
Fortune,
11 Dec. 2025
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Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, estimates that AI could drive unemployment as high as 20% in the next one to five years.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
11 Dec. 2025
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The surest sign of improving standards in Ghana and other African countries, Hughton thinks, will be when diaspora players born elsewhere in the world opt to follow their roots.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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But none have watch parties for the games, and Domingo thinks his regular clientele is avoiding the area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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Without concrete answers from the city, family members and interested citizens today remain stuck on a number of theories and details about the case.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
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There's so many wild and big theories on it.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Stuart suspects higher oil prices will need to rise quickly to incentivize further emergency oil releases and to encourage the world to consume less.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Yang suspects that the same reactions that take place in a combustion engine could be occurring naturally within certain mini-Neptunes, producing PAHS that amalgamate as clouds of soot that then rise higher into the atmosphere, perhaps driven upwards by thermal convection currents.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
4 June 2026
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Antetokounmpo’s impending extension also figures to carry sway on trade deliberaions beyond both South Florida and Milwaukee, with an acquiring team needing to know if an acquisition might only be for the final, single 2026-27 season guaranteed on Antetokounmpo’s current contract.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
9 June 2026
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This figures to be the most accessible of all the Kansas City matches.—
Kellis Robinett,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Campbell also believes that Sorsby's behavior doesn't rise to the level that would justify such action anyway, telling Dakich that schools have let players with much worse transgressions play.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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Contrary to some online sentiment, Martinez still fervently believes Portugal are closer to starting a goal up than a man down when playing Ronaldo.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Unfortunately, not all Fehrman’s conjectures are so plausible.—
Caleb Crain,
New Yorker,
25 May 2026
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There have been a lot of conjectures, but little in the way of actual proof of what took place.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
25 May 2026
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“Guesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guesses. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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