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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
Though not as big or catastrophic as the asteroid theorized to have wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago, Apophis would cause widespread destruction up to several hundred kilometers from its impact site.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
The proteins can be detected before other symptoms appear, so researchers had theorized that drugs designed to eliminate them could slow or prevent the disease, for which there is no cure.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
What this shows us is that the growth and evolution of galaxies could be much more complex than previously theorized.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The researchers theorized that social relationships broke down under multiple pressures.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
The earliest Greek philosophers focused their attention upon the origin and nature of the physical world; later philosophers have theorized about the nature of knowledge, truth, good and evil, love, friendship, and much more.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The Kreutz group is named for Heinrich Kreutz, a German astronomer who determined that several notable nineteenth-century comets traveled in similar orbits and were fragments of a large comet that broke apart (perhaps around the time of the last ice age, it has since been theorized).
—Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026
The fourth dimension, which originated in the eighteenth century and was mathematically theorized in the nineteenth, both described diagrammable space and functioned as an expression of time.
—Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
Bordaz has long theorized that the musketeer's body was probably buried near the French camp, rather than being taken back to France, so that King Louis XIV could have personally attended his burial.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
The proteins can be detected before other symptoms appear, so researchers had theorized that drugs designed to eliminate them could slow or prevent the disease, for which there is no cure.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
What this shows us is that the growth and evolution of galaxies could be much more complex than previously theorized.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The researchers theorized that social relationships broke down under multiple pressures.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
The earliest Greek philosophers focused their attention upon the origin and nature of the physical world; later philosophers have theorized about the nature of knowledge, truth, good and evil, love, friendship, and much more.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The Kreutz group is named for Heinrich Kreutz, a German astronomer who determined that several notable nineteenth-century comets traveled in similar orbits and were fragments of a large comet that broke apart (perhaps around the time of the last ice age, it has since been theorized).
—Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026
The fourth dimension, which originated in the eighteenth century and was mathematically theorized in the nineteenth, both described diagrammable space and functioned as an expression of time.
—Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
Bordaz has long theorized that the musketeer's body was probably buried near the French camp, rather than being taken back to France, so that King Louis XIV could have personally attended his burial.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for theorized
speculated
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The clip was originally posted by @urmom_ontour on TikTok, which fans have speculated to be the singer's other account.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Social media users speculated that the tour’s cancellation was due to low ticket sales, with Ticketmaster seating charts in some stadiums showing very few seats sold.—
Katie Simons,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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