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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 theorizes
One answer is the Rare Earth hypothesis, which theorizes that our planet really is special.
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Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
Gavin theorizes that maybe everything is a little too nice, a little too boring, and Kenny wants some more passion in his relationship.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
Hill theorizes it’ll get customers through lines faster.
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Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 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.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Conger theorizes instead that Block way over-hired by more than doubling its workforce since 2019.
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Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
Stylist Liza Talbot theorizes that these outfit choices are intentional.
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Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
Based on the crest fossil’s inner vascular canals and exterior texture, the team theorizes that the cranial accessory was likely housed in keratin and brightly colored.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Feb. 2026
Dustin theorizes that Eleven created the wormhole by making psychic contact with the demogorgon back in Season 1, which did open the gate, or rift, that led to a lot of the creatures coming into Hawkins.
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Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
25 Dec. 2025
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
Gavin theorizes that maybe everything is a little too nice, a little too boring, and Kenny wants some more passion in his relationship.
—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
Hill theorizes it’ll get customers through lines faster.
—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 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
Conger theorizes instead that Block way over-hired by more than doubling its workforce since 2019.
—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
Stylist Liza Talbot theorizes that these outfit choices are intentional.
—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
Based on the crest fossil’s inner vascular canals and exterior texture, the team theorizes that the cranial accessory was likely housed in keratin and brightly colored.
—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Feb. 2026
Dustin theorizes that Eleven created the wormhole by making psychic contact with the demogorgon back in Season 1, which did open the gate, or rift, that led to a lot of the creatures coming into Hawkins.
—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
25 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for theorizes
speculates
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Which is why this opinion piece speculates that the spending effect of growth in the form of high demand for all things Swift and World Cup is a relative growth somnolent as opposed to an instigator.
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The feds did not specify the exact reason for the order, but Anthropic speculates that the directive may be related to a potential jailbreaking method for Fable 5.
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