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as in to guess
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
we suspected that the runaway was a little younger than the 16 she claimed to be—more like 13
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as in to doubt
to have no trust or confidence in
I suspected him from the moment he said he was an old friend of my sister's, since I probably would have heard about him
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as in questionable
giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged
since she was carrying no cash or credit cards, her claim to the store's detectives that she had intended to pay for the items was suspect
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as in defendant
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Recent Examples of suspect
Marco Cummings, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
The medical examiner's office said the suspect was Zettel's daughter and the attack occurred at the mother's home.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Demonstrators are allowed to wear a mask as part of their protest, but they may be required to provide information if suspected of a crime.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Police did not provide further details about the suspect.
—Marco Cummings, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
The medical examiner's office said the suspect was Zettel's daughter and the attack occurred at the mother's home.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Indianapolis police eventually ruled it an accident after initially suspecting Mark Sanchez.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Demonstrators are allowed to wear a mask as part of their protest, but they may be required to provide information if suspected of a crime.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspect
Verb
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Frankly, there had been speculation for years, entire Reddit threads guessing about Hemsley’s sexuality.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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Gosh, guess all that talk about Antifa and George Soros money is a myth.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Former agency employees doubted the administration’s claim that some dismissals were caused by coding errors.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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They’ve been doubted every year.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Adding to the lore, Springer was hit by a pitch in his right knee late during Game 5 in Seattle, a Mariners victory that put them up 3-2 and was questionable for the rest of the series.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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These are winnable games if everyone executes on the Carolina side, but Young being questionable for both (potentially) makes the outlook kind of up in the air.—
Mike Kaye
October 21,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The defendants have denied the allegations.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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Vance plays Leila’s boss at the law firm; Shaw plays a partner at the firm and Leila’s second chair; Rhys plays Leila’s husband, the prosecutor on the case; and Reynor plays her client, the defendant.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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All the original Hinas on Kele had to assume Jason was toast if new Hina lost, so why not even the score by losing and taking out an original Uli in Shannon instead?—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Jaxon Knopf, Rhys Mulligan, and Nina Barker-Francis will assume the roles of the golden trio (Harry, Ron, and Hermione respectively) beginning in audiobook four and carrying through to the epic conclusion.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Kieran Cunningham, an Irish journalist, has questioned why Fitzpatrick is allowed to continue working in boxing.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Dad would question her drinking, which was like squirting lighter fluid on a roaring fire.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Throw away anything that looks suspicious.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Journalists tend to be the type of people who run toward suspicious scenes.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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According to a recent paper published in Nature, the bacterium Vibrio pectenicida is the culprit.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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The culprits behind Ohtani’s playoff slide are obvious.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Suspect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspect. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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