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
However, no ransom was ever paid, and no proof of life was ever produced, which has left Clemente to theorize that perhaps Nancy was kidnapped to torment her family.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2026
Wen, who is a hedge fund and cryptocurrency investor, doesn’t know who is potentially behind his father’s disappearance, but theorized to the LA Times that contractors who previously worked on his father’s home may have kidnapped him.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Now, one team of researchers theorizes that such cosmic titans could have come about before their time, thanks to changes made to galaxies by energy released by the decay of dark matter.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026
And if PBHs make up a smaller percentage of dark matter than currently theorized, then the rates would be even lower.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2026
Wen, who is a hedge fund and cryptocurrency investor, doesn’t know who is potentially behind his father’s disappearance, but theorized to the LA Times that contractors who previously worked on his father’s home may have kidnapped him.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Now, one team of researchers theorizes that such cosmic titans could have come about before their time, thanks to changes made to galaxies by energy released by the decay of dark matter.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026
And if PBHs make up a smaller percentage of dark matter than currently theorized, then the rates would be even lower.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for theorize
speculate
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There were times, between when the film was shot in 2021 and its period of post-production limbo, when crew members were openly speculating about it never seeing the light of day.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
2 May 2026
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The purpose of manganese in the region below the aculeus, the team speculates, is probably to improve the flexibility and absorption of vibrations.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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“Theorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theorize. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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