1
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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2
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
Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2025
Detectives from the crimes of violence unit took over the case and identified Lopez as a suspect, describing the two as friends before the shooting, Provence said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
Sean Emery, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
Cornered, the sisters must unexpectedly join forces to protect the boy, while Chloe begins to suspect that neither Adam nor Ethan have told her the whole truth.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 20 June 2025
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Verb
He was later identified as the suspect and arrested without further incident, police said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2025
Detectives from the crimes of violence unit took over the case and identified Lopez as a suspect, describing the two as friends before the shooting, Provence said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
Adjective
New pressure Federal efforts to target undocumented immigrants suspected of state crimes have largely played out at local jails, where those awaiting trial are housed.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
Cornered, the sisters must unexpectedly join forces to protect the boy, while Chloe begins to suspect that neither Adam nor Ethan have told her the whole truth.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspect
Verb
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Instead of guessing or fabricating, the AI pulls directly from the current internal grievance protocol.—
Sagar Gupta,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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My personal favorite is Fishbowl, where players work to have teammates guess words, phrases, or characters written on slips of paper over three rounds.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
21 June 2025
Verb
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When Failure Isn't Fiction: What Outages Reveal About Benchmarking Gaps If anyone doubts the importance of resilience, recent history is rife with cautionary tales.—
Spencer Kimball,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Increasingly seething backlash against Boone seems to doubt there’s more to the TV and internet star turned Grammy nominee than these high-flying antics.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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The market was split between natural products that didn’t perform and luxury beauty loaded with questionable ingredients.—
Megan Bruneau,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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However, many travelers don't think twice about buying a cheap charging cable from a questionable vendor at an airport shop or online marketplace, making these cables a more successful point of attack.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2025
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When New York comptroller and fellow mayoral candidate Brad Lander was taken into ICE custody this week while escorting a defendant out of immigration court, Mamdani stood alongside Lander’s wife and protested the arrest.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
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Some of the findings should bolster plaintiffs’ arguments, while others may be more helpful to defendants.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Some may assume that losing teeth is just part of growing older.—
Reem Amro,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2025
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This is assuming that the plants in question are ones that need full sun.—
Dr. Matthew Lisy,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2025
Verb
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But an analysis of new data from Hubble and the European Space Agency’s Gaia Space Telescope has caused researchers to question that time frame.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
21 June 2025
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Skeptics will point to his physical issues and question his fit outside the Warriors’ unique system.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, security teams must expand visibility with tools that monitor AI use, flag suspicious behavior and inventory every AI-enabled app.—
Jason Vest,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Why else, the night Mrs. Palit invited us to dinner, did my eyes fall on suspicious dark objects, not much larger than prominent flecks of salt, in the dal?—
Jhumpa Lahiri,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Weak glutes are another culprit, since that causes the hamstrings to take on more work to extend the hips, Dr. Melvan explains.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
26 June 2025
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Many people work in dismal working conditions where work is the clear culprit of burnout complaints.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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“Suspect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspect. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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