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verb

past tense of suspect
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as in doubted
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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Recent Examples of suspected
Adjective
Peskov has referred all questions to Rospotrebnadzor, which does not mention suspected plague in its reports. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, the surveillance system creates an evidence trail that her office can use to prosecute suspected criminals. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 The explosion targeting Ranucci occurred on the eighth anniversary of the car bomb slaying of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who wrote extensively about suspected corruption in political and business circles. — CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 In Thembisa, a suburb of Johannesburg, rioters reportedly threw stones at police and suspected migrants, with witnesses saying sporadic gunfire was heard. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 During the voyage, according to the DOJ, crew members discovered numerous packages hidden inside the ship’s garbage room that contained suspected narcotics. — City News Service, Daily News, 23 May 2026 The case has become one of the most emblematic examples cited by rights organizations accusing Venezuela’s security apparatus of using arbitrary detention, incommunicado imprisonment and forced disappearances against dissidents and suspected opponents. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026 Six cases have been confirmed as Andes strain hantavirus infections, while two remain suspected cases. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 9 May 2026 The scheme is designed to identify suspected criminals, combat identity fraud, and to police the EU's limit on 90-day stays within a 180-day period, according to the European Commission. — Emma Clarke, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
British prosecutors charged two British nationals under the National Security Act in relation to the incident outside RAF Fairford airbase, with police saying the two were suspected of assisting Iran. — Natasha Bertrand, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026 Alcohol is suspected as a contributing factor, pending an autopsy by the Stanislaus County Coroner's Office. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026 Sheriff’s investigators arrested two Bay Area residents suspected of burglarizing the home of a Nevada County 77-year-old man who died in October with no surviving family and no will, which eventually led to the criminal investigation. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026 In October, a man suspected of draft evasion opened fire at a recruitment centre in Kyiv, injuring three police officers and three military personnel. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 10 Nov. 2026 Matolcsy was one of Orbán’s closest economic allies, and is suspected of misusing funds through a foundation set up in 2014 that was endowed with some $818 million in public assets. — Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026 The physicist suspected that one function and one number might suffice to construct all 36 functions and quantities. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026 Macura is suspected of trying to take millions of dollars out of the bank's vault and faces charges of abuse of office, according to prosecutors. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026 For months, Republicans have suspected that the second Dan Sullivan’s Senate bid was designed to confuse voters as part of a broader scheme allegedly plotted by the Democratic Party to boost Peltola’s chances. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspected
Adjective
  • Polish police confirmed to ABC News that the three people found dead in the alleged attacker’s apartment in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski were his 53-year-old father, 52-year-old mother and 21-year-old sister.
    — Dragana Jovanovic, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • More problematic is the long history of alleged involvement of deputy gangs in violence, intimidation and other potentially criminal behavior.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Wood anyone have guessed that Colin Jost and Michael Che are Swifties?
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Monahan did more digging and found out there were three adult brothers living in Boston who could have owned the canns, and DeAngelis guessed that they were made before Henry Vassall’s death in 1769.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Her Justice Department interview took place after publication, Gayles noted, and her lack of recollection did not establish that the reporters knowingly published falsehoods or seriously doubted their account.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
  • She has been doubted, memed, and then beloved since becoming the CEO of Xbox tasked with turning around Microsoft’s struggling video game division in February—even while being best known for her lack of video game experience.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner assumed custody of the body for further investigation into the cause of death.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Castro assumed Clark wanted to speak to him about an incident earlier that day in which Castro was accused of threatening an officer with a knife, according to an arrest warrant.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has repeatedly questioned whether women should serve in ground combat and special operations roles, arguing that their inclusion could undermine military effectiveness and physical standards.
    — James LaPorta, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Sandri expects that Musk will be questioned as well on a series of government civilian and military communications contracts SpaceX has received.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Antioch senior Chance Verden is back where he’s supposed to be.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
  • That sort of thing wasn’t supposed to be possible under such pedestrian conditions.
    — George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • People may have been getting high off cannabis earlier than previously thought -- at least 2,800 years ago, a new study suggests.
    — Mary Evans, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • That was so shocking; whoever was manning the CW's scorebug thought the kick was as good as gold and hung three points on the board.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

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“Suspected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspected. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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