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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3
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
Mack Degeurin,
Popular Science,
17 June 2026
This adds another layer of protection if someone steals or guesses your password.
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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.
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Charles Usher,
Midwest Living,
26 May 2026
Seitz guesses this is what drew Audree in.
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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.
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Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
There will be times when Bader guesses right and takes a good pass and hits a lineout.
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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.
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Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
The panel picks up on the baseball-heavy clues, and guesses accordingly.
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Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Zuckerberg has stood up a team that is now working to release its own prediction market app called Arena, which internal documents reviewed by NPR show will allow people to make guesses about future events.
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Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
30 June 2026
Here are our best guesses at who’s headed to 4 Penn Plaza soon.
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Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
30 June 2026
Experts have made wide-ranging guesses for more than three decades.
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Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2026
Each guess provides information that shapes subsequent guesses, progressively reducing uncertainty around what the actual word is.
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Mack Degeurin,
Popular Science,
17 June 2026
The zoo received 1,400 guesses.
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Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
But those are my are my guesses right there.
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Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
Verb
When a player guesses a word, the squares change color to provide feedback.
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Mack Degeurin,
Popular Science,
17 June 2026
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
Noun
Competitive Wordle Score Another tie game with four guesses each.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Zuckerberg has stood up a team that is now working to release its own prediction market app called Arena, which internal documents reviewed by NPR show will allow people to make guesses about future events.
—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
30 June 2026
Here are our best guesses at who’s headed to 4 Penn Plaza soon.
—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
30 June 2026
Experts have made wide-ranging guesses for more than three decades.
—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2026
Each guess provides information that shapes subsequent guesses, progressively reducing uncertainty around what the actual word is.
—
Mack Degeurin,
Popular Science,
17 June 2026
The zoo received 1,400 guesses.
—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
But those are my are my guesses right there.
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Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guesses
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The Gulf, though legally unchanged, now assumes direct Iranian strike risks.
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Photos of the chefs are right there on the packaging, and the service correctly assumes that their reputations will draw you in.
Verb
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The United Nations estimates that gang violence has killed over 2,300 people in Haiti since the beginning of this year.
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Using Google Maps, NBC News estimates that the video shows that at least eight apartment blocks have been levelled, along with shops and other stores along the roadside.
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Celebrity nail artist Queenie Nguyen thinks so—and there's no more perfect manicure than Capri Blue to match the moment.
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Putin thinks that time is on his side, that Western support will peter out and that Ukraine’s resistance will eventually collapse under pressure from strategic bombing, analysts say.
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Now, a wave of new theories offers tantalizing solutions — but which ones portray reality is an open question.
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His theories have won praise in UFO circles but often put him in conflict with academic peers.
Verb
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Harper suspects Bichette, after seven seasons in Toronto, won’t be treated as a traitor.
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Dransfield suspects these fluffy, wispy worlds are probably white or blue, depending on whether the skies there are cloudy — not shades of cotton-candy pink.
Verb
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The new 2nd Amendment case figures to be a major test of what kinds of firearms and ammunition are off-limits to state or federal regulation.
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By Saturday the official death toll had climbed past 1,400, with thousands injured and tens of thousands reported missing—figures the authorities acknowledged were still rising.
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Ubel believes having multiple Mass options is about inclusion rather than division.
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He is driven, uncompromising, and firmly believes that his job is to document reality, not interfere with it.
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There have been a lot of conjectures, but little in the way of actual proof of what took place.
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As part of the effort to prove these conjectures, Grothendieck proposed his notion of a scheme.
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“Guesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guesses. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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