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surmised

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verb

past tense of surmise

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of surmised
Verb
In that light, Judge Rovner surmised that in some cases a job is just a job. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 July 2026 But everyone has surmised all that information came out of her relationship with Vrabel. Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026 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 This could be surmised as experimental evidence for the physical mechanism of the materials. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026 Offshore sourcing ecosystems for apparel are also deeply embedded after decades of Asia dominance, Kearney’s research surmised. Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 7 May 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 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 Indeed, the writers surmised that the rocket engineer was so clearly the USSR's MVP that — had Korolev survived the botched medical procedure that killed him — the Soviet space program would have continued to outpace its American counterpart. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surmised
Adjective
  • 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
  • Witnessing violence has, unfortunately, become an assumed risk when logging onto the internet.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Whether July 3 brings wedding photos, business news, both or nothing the internet has correctly guessed, Swift’s history explains why fans are leaving room for another reveal.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
  • Those who keep postponing the conversation risk leaving their heirs not a fortune but a locked archive whose contents can only be guessed at.
    Sergey Stopnevich, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Adjective
  • The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Indeed, in the high temperatures of the solar corona it had been thought that dust could not survive for very long and would therefore have no impact.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 July 2026
  • Thankfully, Williams’ jovial remarks marked the last time anyone mentioned or even thought about 2026.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 7 July 2026
Adjective
  • The shooting may have been worse if not for the actions of a Muslim immigrant from Syria who wrestled a gun from one of the alleged attackers.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • To scroll the internet during the Swift-Kelce nuptials was to see a barrage of people lamenting the city’s electricity bill, misspent taxpayer dollars, and the alleged tackiness of a private, sure, but very much not secret affair.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • Doctors suspected rabies after learning the boy had direct contact with a bat weeks earlier.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 30, an Afghan national and suspected gunman, pleaded not guilty to the shootings.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Google announced a $50M commitment that’s somehow supposed to train 300,000 tradespeople.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Wait, wasn’t the original happy ending supposed to have our protagonist pairing up with his son?
    Candace Buckner, New York Times, 2 July 2026

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“Surmised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surmised. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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