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as in guessed
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 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
Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Or another local mom, Jenny (Dakota Fanning), for hiring the nanny (Sophia Lillis’ Carrie) suspected of taking him.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
These additives are turning up everywhere, from air and water to soil, and are suspected endocrine disruptors that interfere with hormones in humans and animals.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
Sauer, though, suspected otherwise and trekked to the site himself to find out.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
There were also suspected Russian drone incursions into Polish and Romanian airspace.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
The investigation began after Lowe's notified Griffin's office one of their employees was suspected of stealing merchandise from the store, the release says.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2025
This summer, the president has deployed thousands of troops, attack helicopters and warships to the Caribbean to attack fishing boats suspected of smuggling cocaine out of Venezuela.
—Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
They are given when a problem is suspected or in order to rule out a condition.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The judges also clarified that their ruling did not prevent the government from using other immigration or national security statutes to remove suspected terrorists.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
She is also suspected of involvement in the disappearance of her landlord.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Or another local mom, Jenny (Dakota Fanning), for hiring the nanny (Sophia Lillis’ Carrie) suspected of taking him.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
These additives are turning up everywhere, from air and water to soil, and are suspected endocrine disruptors that interfere with hormones in humans and animals.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
Sauer, though, suspected otherwise and trekked to the site himself to find out.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
There were also suspected Russian drone incursions into Polish and Romanian airspace.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
The investigation began after Lowe's notified Griffin's office one of their employees was suspected of stealing merchandise from the store, the release says.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2025
This summer, the president has deployed thousands of troops, attack helicopters and warships to the Caribbean to attack fishing boats suspected of smuggling cocaine out of Venezuela.
—Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
They are given when a problem is suspected or in order to rule out a condition.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspected
Adjective
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Alongside Tomer-Yerushalmi, other senior legal officials in the military prosecutor’s office are also implicated in the leak and its alleged cover-up.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Court records indicate this was Crouch’s ninth arrest within the county – the most recent being one day before he was slapped with a higher bond amount over the alleged assault charges.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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After the album dropped, Jason spoke with Travis, 35, about the song on their New Heights podcast — and guessed at what tree his own manhood would be.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Nelson may have guessed correctly on the president digging his heels into tariffs seven years on from his first term, but the taxes may not be around for much longer.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Fleishman doubted the proclamation could deter CDFW from euthanizing bears.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Some regional experts, including Ambassador April Glaspie doubted that Saddam would risk a full-scale invasion.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
8 Aug. 2025
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As Parekh noted on the call, this outlook assumed no change in global tariff rates or policies and no change in the macroeconomic outlook, which has been worsening.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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Essayli assumed the position on April 2, which meant his term would have expired on July 31.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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In fact, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of horror stories circulating across Facebook, Reddit, and other platforms about individuals being questioned at check-in by airline agents or, worse, denied entry altogether.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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McKesson never questioned her genetics – or considered 23andMe – until a team of surgeons performed an urgent, open-heart procedure in 2022 to remove clots from her heart and lungs.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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What else are we supposed to do?—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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If successful, this productive force— supposed to be restorative, in at least some visions—would grow up in symbiosis with primitive fossil capital.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The fire is thought to have originated from natural causes.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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While rapper GloRilla was performing, someone in the audience threw an object thought to be a bottle at the stage.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Suspected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspected. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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