hypothesizes

present tense third-person singular of hypothesize

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Recent Examples of hypothesizes The team hypothesizes that the bats anchored themselves to landmarks in their environment, such as the coastline, the experimenters’ tents, and their perches. Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 21 Jan. 2026 If flooding corn was theoretically outlawed, Cohen hypothesizes that mallards would probably move more frequently and fly farther distances locally. Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 14 Jan. 2026 The paper hypothesizes that the ink persistence and the macrophage death could affect the capacity of these cells to control the spread of pathogenic viruses and bacteria. Jay Kakade december 20, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2025 Although the study did not examine why people who were exposed to fluoridation had higher test scores in high school, Warren hypothesizes that having better dental health as a result of fluoride may have meant those individuals were less likely to be absent from school because of illness. Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 19 Nov. 2025 While there isn’t one specific answer as to the newfound interest in the pelvic floor, Boyles hypothesizes that a longstanding stigma associated with pelvic floor issues, such as incontinence, is fading away. Sara Braun, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2025 Overall, Christopher hypothesizes that the difference in outcomes varied because more active athletes stayed stronger than those who had to — or chose to — decrease their activity. Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025 The team hypothesizes that natural uterine contractions could influence implantation in vivo, highlighting the dynamic interaction between embryo and uterus. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2025 What's particularly revealing is that Palisade Research—an organization focused on AI existential risk—hypothesizes this behavior stems from how these models are trained through reinforcement learning. ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypothesizes
Verb
  • Israel retaliated with a massive military offensive that has killed more than 73,000 Palestinians, Gaza’s Health Ministry says, around half of them women and children.
    Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • The Lodging Association letter, which was written by executive director Fred Tayco, says charging hotels a flat fee could violate Proposition 26’s requirements that fees not exceed the reasonable cost of providing a service.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • Upon approval, the new lender pays off your existing loan and then assumes the remaining balance.
    Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 8 July 2026
  • One person, faced with a partner’s short reply, assumes fatigue or distraction.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • This presumes that their athletic ability would translate onto the soccer pitch.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Creativity, though, presumes a background in classic technique onto which a personal point of view is added.
    Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • Based on that, Cook believes the developer still wants to proceed with the data center, despite public resistance and water access hurdles.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026
  • Mitchell believes this upcoming season will be fun, too, after the Heat’s offseason addition of Antetokounmpo.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • But Smith thinks that the export control used against Anthropic has been misread as an effort to cut off foreign users specifically, when the government’s intent was to deprive everyone of access.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 9 July 2026
  • Along the way, Cleo discovers that the monsters’ aren’t as monstrous as most everyone thinks.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 9 July 2026

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“Hypothesizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypothesizes. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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