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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 theorized
The Fujiwhara effect explained Back in 1921, Japanese meteorologist Sakuhei Fujiwhara published a paper that theorized two storms spinning near each other could start rotating together around a common center point.
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Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
While former sheriffs have theorized that a group of local boys attacked her, an ominous photograph found a thousand miles away led her family to wonder if she had been abducted alongside a young boy.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
The world's largest cave system, Mammoth Cave, is theorized to connect the locations of goblin sightings.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
Countless users have commented on them, zoomed in on them, slowed them to a crawl, theorized about them or marked them up with arrows and diagrams and published the results.
—Zeynep Tufekci, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Report While James is under contract with the Lakers for the 2025-26 season ahead, some fans have theorized that the four-time champ may eventually play his final season of basketball as part of his own league.
—Evan Bell, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Some experts have theorized that the purpose of kissing is to sample the other person’s smell.
—Franklin Schneider, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Primordial black holes are theorized to have been created not from stars but as a result of initial density fluctuations in the universe moments after the Big Bang.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Adell returned to action on Wednesday, but Montgomery theorized that the flight to Seattle on Wednesday evening set him back.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
While former sheriffs have theorized that a group of local boys attacked her, an ominous photograph found a thousand miles away led her family to wonder if she had been abducted alongside a young boy.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
The world's largest cave system, Mammoth Cave, is theorized to connect the locations of goblin sightings.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
Countless users have commented on them, zoomed in on them, slowed them to a crawl, theorized about them or marked them up with arrows and diagrams and published the results.
—Zeynep Tufekci, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Report While James is under contract with the Lakers for the 2025-26 season ahead, some fans have theorized that the four-time champ may eventually play his final season of basketball as part of his own league.
—Evan Bell, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Some experts have theorized that the purpose of kissing is to sample the other person’s smell.
—Franklin Schneider, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Primordial black holes are theorized to have been created not from stars but as a result of initial density fluctuations in the universe moments after the Big Bang.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Adell returned to action on Wednesday, but Montgomery theorized that the flight to Seattle on Wednesday evening set him back.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for theorized
speculated
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Following Kirk’s death, some speculated that his killer Tyler Robinson may have been exposed to these subcultures, but no credible evidence links him to the Groypers.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Fans have speculated that Ice and Cardi have been jabbing at one another.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Theorized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theorized. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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