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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Cramer theorized that Kohl's is in a similar situation as GameStop -- not because of its retail performance but because of the giant short position against the company.
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Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 23 July 2025
More top news stories: The idea that Parkinson’s could be linked to a virus had been theorized for years, but this is the first study to pinpoint a specific virus as more common in Parkinson’s patients.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
Cheryl Williams, Mike's mother, refused to accept that her son's body had been eaten by alligators, as law enforcement theorized.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 31 July 2025
Neurologist Herbert Spencer and others theorized that laughter was a sort of nervous relief in response to perceiving something to be inappropriate or incongruous.
—Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2025
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Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 23 July 2025
More top news stories: The idea that Parkinson’s could be linked to a virus had been theorized for years, but this is the first study to pinpoint a specific virus as more common in Parkinson’s patients.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
Cheryl Williams, Mike's mother, refused to accept that her son's body had been eaten by alligators, as law enforcement theorized.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 31 July 2025
Neurologist Herbert Spencer and others theorized that laughter was a sort of nervous relief in response to perceiving something to be inappropriate or incongruous.
—Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2025
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In July, during a discussion about eating bananas, Consuelos speculated on the bathroom habits of male British etiquette coach William Hanson, who prefers to slice the fruit instead of just eating it with his hands.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Otherwise, fans can only speculate — but there’s plenty of IRL Critical Role lore to go off of.—
Dana Reboe,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Theorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theorize. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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