as in to speculate
to think of or suggest ideas about what is possibly true or real; to form or suggest a theory about something
Many scientists have theorized about the possibility of life on other planets.
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Recent Examples of theorize
Seeing that season 2 only includes 10, fans have theorized that the latter half of the episodes will debut with another season.
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Angela Andaloro, People.com, 21 May 2025
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Ever since the first teaser for James Gunn's 'Superman', fans have been theorizing about one of the more physical villains in the film.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Experts have theorized that the attack may have been due to residual anger over the 2024 Oscar race, in which Stone ultimately won Best Actress for Poor Things over Gladstone in Killers of the Flower Moon.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 May 2025
The market has not anticipated rate changes for weeks now, with some analysts theorizing that the central bank plans to mirror Trump’s 90-day tariff pause.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 7 May 2025
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Angela Andaloro, People.com, 21 May 2025
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors
Ever since the first teaser for James Gunn's 'Superman', fans have been theorizing about one of the more physical villains in the film.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Experts have theorized that the attack may have been due to residual anger over the 2024 Oscar race, in which Stone ultimately won Best Actress for Poor Things over Gladstone in Killers of the Flower Moon.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 May 2025
The market has not anticipated rate changes for weeks now, with some analysts theorizing that the central bank plans to mirror Trump’s 90-day tariff pause.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for theorize
speculate
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People aren’t speculating on numbers and things like that.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Not that anyone should speculate on people’s race, but this is the modern internet, and unfortunately Arabella Stanton is instantly being put under a microscope for…looking mildly not white?—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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“Theorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theorize. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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