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to form an opinion from little or no evidence
we surmised that she had purchased the apple pie since there was a bakery box on the kitchen counter
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Recent Examples of surmised
Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2025
If politicians were denied their pay, many surmised, the shutdown would wrap up quickly.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
In fact, some investigators hired by media outlets have surmised that McDermott faked his own death and is still alive somewhere in Mexico.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Google Street View images of a communal dining area, interior rooms and a bowling alley passed on the screen as the vehicle continued through the building, which a reporter determined later to be an actual retirement complex, just as the group members had surmised.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Adama surmised that the Russians were low on drones and attempting to resupply.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Center staff surmised the bird had become entangled in fishing line.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 9 Aug. 2025
For the last three years, fans have surmised that one of the albums would be rock.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
And because the fossil record shows the widespread decline of American megafauna starting around the same time - with North America losing 70% of its large mammals, and South America losing more than 80% - many researchers surmised that humans' arrival led to mass extinctions.
—CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
Harder surmised this may have been the result of accountants paying the water bill for the business without noticing the extra fee for the violation.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2025
If politicians were denied their pay, many surmised, the shutdown would wrap up quickly.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
In fact, some investigators hired by media outlets have surmised that McDermott faked his own death and is still alive somewhere in Mexico.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Google Street View images of a communal dining area, interior rooms and a bowling alley passed on the screen as the vehicle continued through the building, which a reporter determined later to be an actual retirement complex, just as the group members had surmised.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Adama surmised that the Russians were low on drones and attempting to resupply.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Center staff surmised the bird had become entangled in fishing line.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 9 Aug. 2025
For the last three years, fans have surmised that one of the albums would be rock.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
And because the fossil record shows the widespread decline of American megafauna starting around the same time - with North America losing 70% of its large mammals, and South America losing more than 80% - many researchers surmised that humans' arrival led to mass extinctions.
—CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surmised
Verb
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Nineteenth-century reporters could be extremely casual with facts and guessed at the spelling of names.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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After the album dropped, Jason spoke with Travis, 35, about the song on their New Heights podcast — and guessed at what tree his own manhood would be.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Aerial Global Community applied with the Tennessee Secretary of State on March 31, 2022, to register Aerial Recovery as an assumed name.—
Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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In the first season, tThe drama based on James Patterson’s best-selling novel series saw Cross pursue a narcissistic serial killer played by Ryan Eggold and uncover Miss Nancy as an assumed stalker endangering his family.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In contrast, the north-pole was thought to be geologically inactive.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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Experts have long thought auditory hallucinations arise from a person perceiving their inner thoughts or speech as real voices coming from the outside world.—
Hannah Seo,
Scientific American,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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She is also suspected of involvement in the disappearance of her landlord.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Or another local mom, Jenny (Dakota Fanning), for hiring the nanny (Sophia Lillis’ Carrie) suspected of taking him.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Will the quarterback decision and Glenn’s alleged handling of Rodgers count as a strike against the coach?—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Their alleged crime focuses on fraud and advancing a fraudulent conspiracy through electronic transactions and communications, with betting platforms, the Guardians and MLB among the victims.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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What else are we supposed to do?—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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If successful, this productive force— supposed to be restorative, in at least some visions—would grow up in symbiosis with primitive fossil capital.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Surmised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surmised. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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