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to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
if we hypothesize that current population trends continue for the next 50 years
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Recent Examples of hypothesize
Thornton hypothesized at the time.
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Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 May 2026
For Happy Vibes, Think Yellow Yellow brings the sunshine in; researchers hypothesize that much like the sun, yellow boosts levels of the happiness hormone serotonin.
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Petra Guglielmetti,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 May 2026
One theory that has popped up is that the virus originated from a bird watching landfill in Ushuaia, located at the southern tip of Argentina, where a couple who were infected with the virus visited, Argentinian officials first hypothesized.
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ABC News,
12 May 2026
The kind of contraction generated by walking moves cerebrospinal fluid out of the brain, leading Drew to hypothesize that the mechanism plays an important role in flushing out protein waste and other unnecessary material.
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Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for hypothesize
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 May 2026
For Happy Vibes, Think Yellow Yellow brings the sunshine in; researchers hypothesize that much like the sun, yellow boosts levels of the happiness hormone serotonin.
—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 May 2026
One theory that has popped up is that the virus originated from a bird watching landfill in Ushuaia, located at the southern tip of Argentina, where a couple who were infected with the virus visited, Argentinian officials first hypothesized.
—
ABC News,
12 May 2026
The kind of contraction generated by walking moves cerebrospinal fluid out of the brain, leading Drew to hypothesize that the mechanism plays an important role in flushing out protein waste and other unnecessary material.
—
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypothesize
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DeKalb County's housing chief, Alan Ferguson, said this is an example of an affordable senior apartment project.
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The point of the Top 10 lists, Chandrasekaran said, is to steer young adults to employers that are actively hiring recent graduates into jobs that can seed meaningful careers.
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Sweden loses key piece The first half was a sloppy slugfest as both teams tried to use their physicality to assume control.
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John Murphy, president and chief financial officer, will assume the responsibilities in the interim, according to an announcement.
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Paying $700 more (presuming the Fold 8 price doesn’t go up) for fewer features has always been the case with foldable phones.
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Rescue teams continue the desperate search for survivors, some even digging with their hands, as tens of thousands of people are still presumed to be missing in Venezuela five days after twin earthquakes struck.
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But Nouel believes these video trends and online and in-person forums for women are helping to change that.
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Police said, according to WBNS, that there was a history of domestic violence in the relationship, and it is believed to be the cause of Creech's death.
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Authors think humans might just be able to leverage a few tools at our disposal to change the course of huge weather events.
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But in thinking about all these different groups, Krieger said a battery storage system may be a type of technology that everyone can get behind.
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“Hypothesize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypothesize. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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