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surmised

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verb

past tense of surmise

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Recent Examples of surmised
Verb
One rival executive who has spoken with Preller recently surmised that the initial ask would be at least two top-100 prospects. Dennis Lin, New York Times, 23 July 2026 Authorities surmised that the robbers most likely broke the diamond down into smaller pieces and sold it on the black market. Moises Mendez Ii, InStyle, 22 July 2026 The memo, the blog surmised, gave reservation agents the flexibility to accommodate customers who no longer wanted to fly into the South Florida airport. Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 The group’s letter surmised that blanket applications of tariffs across the 60 economies in question would fail to comply with Section 301’s statutory framework, which calls for economy-specific analysis. Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 9 July 2026 In that light, Judge Rovner surmised that in some cases a job is just a job. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 July 2026 Darryn Peterson walked down an aisle at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, a camera following his every step, when the national broadcast surmised that he must be ticked. Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026 But everyone has surmised all that information came out of her relationship with Vrabel. Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026 Patience tends to be a virtue with Fukada’s cinema, and it’s certainly required upfront, as the film takes its time in unraveling key connections between characters, while the nature of certain relationships must be surmised through cues of expression and body language. Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surmised
Adjective
  • In cross-cultural or complex partnerships, misalignment often stems from assumed definitions of success.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • While Craig will be the assumed starter, typically Dykes has at least tried to have a quarterback battle, with redshirt freshman Adam Schobel being Craig’s primary competition to watch.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Who ever would have guessed back then that Kent would make it to the Hall of Fame before Bonds did?
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • Some of the other players guessed the palette was lip liner or foundation.
    Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Adjective
  • The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Before his abduction, Anyanwu had heard of people being kidnapped, but had not thought much about it.
    Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But the committee’s members questioned whether the measure was fully thought out.
    Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The sheriff’s office’s Criminal Investigations Division began investigating Carroll on July 17 after receiving a report of the alleged crime.
    Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The Vans Warped Tour did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on the alleged incident.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Police said Poff is suspected of having additional victims who have not yet been identified, according to a Nampa news release.
    Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026
  • Just days later, it's suspected that same young eagle was fatally hit by a train.
    Jessica Guay, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • We’re supposed to think the Chiefs should have used them even more frequently?
    Sam McDowell July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • It’s integrated with the Gemini Live API, giving developers the opportunity to experience that supposed leap forward.
    Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026

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“Surmised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surmised. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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