as in guessed
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
I speculate that someone has been using this cabin as a trysting place
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Recent Examples of speculated
The clip was originally posted by @urmom_ontour on TikTok, which fans have speculated to be the singer's other account.
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Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Social media users speculated that the tour’s cancellation was due to low ticket sales, with Ticketmaster seating charts in some stadiums showing very few seats sold.
—Katie Simons, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
The two have been speculated to fight at some point during the summer.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
But the South China Morning Post has speculated that the tool could pose a threat to the fiber-optic cables linking to Pacific islands such as Guam, the US overseas territory that hosts several military bases.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026
Looking for a schism in the Sun King’s court, some speculated that Hastings’ reserve was a sign of disagreement with long time right hand man Sarandos.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
Some even speculated Earle’s ex-boyfriend, Braxton Berrios, could have had something to do with the feud, as Earle and Berrios broke up in December 2025.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 Apr. 2026
The Merendón range does not contain a resident population, and the young male was likely moving along the wildlife corridor from eastern Honduras to Guatemala or vice versa in search of females, Castañeda speculated.
—Tom Page, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
Kolasinski speculated that his reaction may have been driven by fear.
—Nina Burns, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Social media users speculated that the tour’s cancellation was due to low ticket sales, with Ticketmaster seating charts in some stadiums showing very few seats sold.
—Katie Simons, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
The two have been speculated to fight at some point during the summer.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
But the South China Morning Post has speculated that the tool could pose a threat to the fiber-optic cables linking to Pacific islands such as Guam, the US overseas territory that hosts several military bases.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026
Looking for a schism in the Sun King’s court, some speculated that Hastings’ reserve was a sign of disagreement with long time right hand man Sarandos.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
Some even speculated Earle’s ex-boyfriend, Braxton Berrios, could have had something to do with the feud, as Earle and Berrios broke up in December 2025.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 Apr. 2026
The Merendón range does not contain a resident population, and the young male was likely moving along the wildlife corridor from eastern Honduras to Guatemala or vice versa in search of females, Castañeda speculated.
—Tom Page, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
Kolasinski speculated that his reaction may have been driven by fear.
—Nina Burns, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speculated
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Neither of them could have guessed at the time how their lives would later intersect.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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Berg guessed that the flagellar motor was a rotor that turned the flagellum like a screw.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
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Then the ball was tipped, and Hyland assumed his role as an irritant of Denver’s corner shooters.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The experience gave me a front-row seat to the coast’s dramatic beauty, and also a lesson in the abundance of the Arctic, a region often assumed to be barren.—
Karen Gardiner,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2026
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The campaign is expected to go well beyond the traditional sanction — the canceling of visas for those suspected of being in league with cartels.—
Steve Fisher,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Cole Allen, a 31-year old teacher and engineer from Torrance, California, has been identified as the man suspected of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night, two sources familiar with the matter told NPR.—
Deepa Shivaram,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
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This is supposed to be one of the toughest arenas in the NHL for a visiting team to play in.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Records show he was supposed to be on a methadone taper.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Jones even thought the moment was big enough to break his autographed Ryan Getzlaf jersey out of its frame so Whitley, a fellow Texas Christian student, could wear it.—
Todd Harmonson,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Hong heard about Trinket Trade boxes popping up in San Francisco and thought LA needed one too – a place for people to take or leave little treasures.—
Laurie Perez,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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State economists have surmised over the past year that the rise in unemployment is less about people losing their jobs and more about those entering or reentering the labor market needing more time to find work.—
Jim Turner,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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This could be surmised as experimental evidence for the physical mechanism of the materials.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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Up in the upper deck along the left field side, a young girl in a Mangum jersey was seated next to a young boy, presumed to be her older brother, wearing a team cap with his mitt ready.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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It’s presumed that this summer will be his final run with the Argentinian national team in the World Cup.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Speculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculated. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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