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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
Allen Devlin, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
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
Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
The first interdiction took place Monday near the Fort Lauderdale sea buoy, where Coast Guard crews and a CBP Office of Field Operations K9 unit stopped a vessel suspected of drug smuggling.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
The funding that currently pays state law enforcement overtime to trump up charges against those suspected.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
If you are detained, ask the officer what crime you are suspected of committing, and remind the officer that taking photographs is your right under the First Amendment and does not constitute reasonable suspicion of criminal activity.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 14 Feb. 2026
Rootselaar is suspected of killing a 39-year-old teacher and five students aged 13 and under at the school.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 12 Feb. 2026
In May 2025, Goshen police received a report from the nursing home of a former employee suspected of stealing residents' money.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Feb. 2026
Finding human fingerprints on disasters The study, confirming what had been widely suspected, brings the first scientific assessment of global warming’s role in intensifying some of the most serious wildfire emergencies to grip Chile and Argentina in years.
—Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Alcohol is suspected to be a factor in the crash.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
The suspected camera was aimed at a table in the women's locker room where exfoliating body scrubs are done.
—Allen Devlin, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
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
Investigators initially suspected the shooting stemmed from an argument inside a McDonald’s on Broadway near the scene, where a worker described a dispute over spilt ice cream that led an adult woman and three men to attack a teenage girl inside the fast-food place earlier Wednesday.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
The first interdiction took place Monday near the Fort Lauderdale sea buoy, where Coast Guard crews and a CBP Office of Field Operations K9 unit stopped a vessel suspected of drug smuggling.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
The funding that currently pays state law enforcement overtime to trump up charges against those suspected.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
If you are detained, ask the officer what crime you are suspected of committing, and remind the officer that taking photographs is your right under the First Amendment and does not constitute reasonable suspicion of criminal activity.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 14 Feb. 2026
Rootselaar is suspected of killing a 39-year-old teacher and five students aged 13 and under at the school.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 12 Feb. 2026
In May 2025, Goshen police received a report from the nursing home of a former employee suspected of stealing residents' money.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Feb. 2026
Finding human fingerprints on disasters The study, confirming what had been widely suspected, brings the first scientific assessment of global warming’s role in intensifying some of the most serious wildfire emergencies to grip Chile and Argentina in years.
—Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Alcohol is suspected to be a factor in the crash.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspected
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According to dispatch recordings reviewed by The Sacramento Bee, Choudri was arrested after officers were called to the home for an alleged fight between Starostyuk and Choudri’s 17-year-old daughter.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Some viewers took issue with her response, seeing it as an improper handling of alleged misconduct.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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Judging from Tutto Mare’s debut, David guessed right.—
Rebecca Kleinman,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Before Calla Lily's identity was revealed, Robin Thicke guessed Danielle Fishel, Rita Ora picked Selma Blair and Ken Jeong guessed Christina Applegate.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Feb. 2026
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The decline seems to confirm predictions by some experts, who doubted a 22,250-birth increase in 2024 marked the start of an upward trend.—
Mike Stobbe,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
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And certainly nobody has doubted the validity of the critics’ score.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Feb. 2026
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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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Putin also assumed that a multipolar world would free him from American interference.—
Alan Cullison,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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Without that data, the BLS assumed that no price increases had taken place during the month for most categories of goods and services.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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That same year, Andrew's nephew, a then-17-year-old Prince Harry, was questioned by police about underage drinking and cannabis use, but he was never arrested or charged.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Some have questioned if the law will truly guarantee the liberty of ex-detainees.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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One of them was a physicist and image researcher named Sam Grant—who had some adjusting to do when handed an assignment he was actually supposed to talk about at home.—
Erik German,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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And right now, California’s energy transition is failing the very people it’s supposed to help — working- and middle-class families — because it is being driven more by mandates and hope than by realism, reliability, and affordability.—
Suzette Valladares,
Oc Register,
15 Feb. 2026
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Lunar rocks and soil offered novel insights into the moon’s origin and composition, and more recent analysis of previously untouched Apollo samples, as well as samples retrieved by robotic missions, revealed the surprising discovery of water trapped in rocks thought to be bone-dry.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Police had earlier ruled out the man as a possible suspect because he was thought to have been jailed at the time of the homicide.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Suspected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspected. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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