as in theories
an idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation
working on the hypothesis that teenagers function better in the late morning, some high schools are starting classes later
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Recent Examples of hypotheses
Other active hypotheses that remain in play include that Gracey could have been drugged, taken drugs himself or ingested a large enough amount of alcohol to disorient himself.
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Michael Ruiz , Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The company, which just raised $14 million in seed funding from General Catalyst, Toyota Ventures, and Perplexity Fund, is among a growing number of self-driving labs that are drawing investor attention for their ability to use technologies that reason on new hypotheses.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 18 Mar. 2026
However, these initial assumptions were later upended by further observations, paving the way for several new hypotheses, many of them still involving black holes.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
Turns out, the literature is littered with different hypotheses, some pointing in different directions.
—Brittany Trang, STAT, 17 Mar. 2026
Such failures provide a learning opportunity, a chance to reassess hypotheses and try again.
—Mariangela Lisanti, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Police are looking at several hypotheses.
—Omer Bekin, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
Non-falsifiable and untestable hypotheses cannot be checked out, and hence those ideas are incapable of disproof.
—Big Think, 10 Feb. 2026
If there are answers to these questions, or informed hypotheses, this biography does not provide them.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Michael Ruiz , Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The company, which just raised $14 million in seed funding from General Catalyst, Toyota Ventures, and Perplexity Fund, is among a growing number of self-driving labs that are drawing investor attention for their ability to use technologies that reason on new hypotheses.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 18 Mar. 2026
However, these initial assumptions were later upended by further observations, paving the way for several new hypotheses, many of them still involving black holes.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
Turns out, the literature is littered with different hypotheses, some pointing in different directions.
—Brittany Trang, STAT, 17 Mar. 2026
Such failures provide a learning opportunity, a chance to reassess hypotheses and try again.
—Mariangela Lisanti, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Police are looking at several hypotheses.
—Omer Bekin, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
Non-falsifiable and untestable hypotheses cannot be checked out, and hence those ideas are incapable of disproof.
—Big Think, 10 Feb. 2026
If there are answers to these questions, or informed hypotheses, this biography does not provide them.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypotheses
Noun
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All three 2025 Nobel Prize winners in medicine used mice to help develop breakthrough theories about the immune system that led to new cancer treatments and advances in organ transplants.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
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Many have asked similar questions over the years, and wild theories abound.—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In Iran, Tehran said that a projectile struck the premises of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant Tuesday evening, although no damage to the plant or injuries to staff were reported, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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As penance, Prager would run the center, live on the premises and personally tend to patients for years, until the last one had died or his sentence was up.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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However, recent reexaminations of medieval artwork are complicating these assumptions.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
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More practical encryption schemes avoided the need for in-person meetings but relied on unproven assumptions about the difficulty of certain math problems.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Hypotheses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypotheses. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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