as in guessing
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
no one will ever suspicion that I'm the one who pulled the prank
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That attracts bigger tickets and more players as the mandatory payout with longer shot winners can equate to a massive payout for those guessing right.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026 -
Miss Manners is guessing that the first answer came from the owner of the barbershop.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Jan. 2026
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That is, of course, assuming the Warriors continue on their current trajectory of trying to assemble a championship-caliber supporting cast around Curry.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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On March 6, assuming all goes as planned, the artist will release Make-Up Is a Lie.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
20 Jan. 2026
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The makeup of the roster and the team's second-highest preseason ranking in Wieber's seven seasons has her thinking the group could create a special season.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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As oblivion approached, with all its attendant possibilities of panic or bitterness, Bowie summoned the generosity to evoke the ordeal of one prematurely dying man while also thinking and creating at the no less vast scale of life itself.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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By episode five, Michael had moved on from suspecting Yam Yam to suspecting Colton, who was a ringleader in the previous episode’s banishment of Big Brother fan favorite Tiffany Mitchell.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2026
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Coupled with the sight of her parents moving Christmas presents, blankets and their dog into the family car, Goodnight and her younger brother began suspecting the worst.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
23 Dec. 2025
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Even supposing the pledges in the 1990s documents amounted to a crime, the legal deadline for bringing mortgage fraud charges has expired.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Suspicioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspicioning. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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