as in guesses
an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence
my surmise is that the couple's "good news" is the announcement that they are going to have a baby
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as in assumes
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 surmises
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
In the study, Ned correctly surmises that Colum riled Dougal up into beating Malcolm so that Colum could be seen as the cooler head/better leader.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
Morgan correctly surmises that a misdelivered piece of mail was a move by the Game Master and not just a fuckup by the postal service.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
In the study, Ned correctly surmises that Colum riled Dougal up into beating Malcolm so that Colum could be seen as the cooler head/better leader.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surmises
Noun
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Until the shutdown is resolved, businesses and policymakers will have to make their best guesses about which way the economy is going.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
3 Oct. 2025
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Here are my best guesses, after touring each room.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Downcoding based only on that knowledge assumes that an office visit for a certain set of diagnoses has a ceiling of complexity, regardless of the patient’s medical history and the realities of what actually occurred during that visit.—
Kenzi Abou-Sabe,
NBC news,
9 Oct. 2025
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Too often, technology assumes the material world will keep pace with ambition.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Leo’s fine, one supposes, as evil plantation owner Calvin Candie, but the role is not a natural fit for him.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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The first theory supposes that the Big Bang produced dense spots that didn’t collapse immediately.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While the wrestling world speculates about their potential match in December, both John Cena and GUNTHER face major challenges this Saturday at Crown Jewel.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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A lot to offer, a lot to prove Qualcomm’s CEO speculates that personal computers will see a grand shift towards AI workloads.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But BofA strategist Michael Hartnett thinks the metal may be getting too hot.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Zaccarelli wrote that Northlight thinks more volatility is possible in the coming weeks, but absent some kind of real blow to the economy, the market should stage a rebound later this year.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Despite the political specificity of the family history unearthed here, the script presumes a level of profundity that’s just not there in the movie’s ponderous silences and woozy montages.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Sep. 2025
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This premium valuation presumes that the company can maintain double-digit growth and margin expansion in the long term.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, Duval suspects Elon’s longterm plan is to close Queens altogether.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Oct. 2025
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One suspects a three-hour indie drama about left-wing rebels doesn’t draw the same level of interest from conservative moviegoers as, say, a remake of a family classic like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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