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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
Sabres coach Lindy Ruff theorized that there were more distractions at home and possibly more nerves trying to give the home crowd its money’s worth.
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Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 7 May 2026
One study has theorized that more of the by-the-wind sailors may appear after particularly warm winters.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 7 May 2026
At the heart of this massive excavation in Laufenburg is a redox flow battery, a concept first theorized in 1879.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 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
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
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
Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 7 May 2026
One study has theorized that more of the by-the-wind sailors may appear after particularly warm winters.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 7 May 2026
At the heart of this massive excavation in Laufenburg is a redox flow battery, a concept first theorized in 1879.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for theorized
speculated
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At the time, Shehorn’s friends speculated that she had been stabbed more than 20 times.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Companies will test the boundaries Boyden speculated that offering different prices based on how much a customer uses a service, or advertising in particular ways to entice customers who are more likely to infringe, might constitute tailoring a service for piracy.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 May 2026
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