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conjectures 1 of 2

noun

plural of conjecture

as in guesses

an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence the many conjectures about the true identity of Jack the Ripper

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conjectures

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verb

present tense third-person singular of conjecture

as in estimates

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement he conjectured that the theater could seat 1000 people more or less

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as in assumes

to form an opinion from little or no evidence you're only conjecturing that he was the culprit

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Noun

Many mathematicians have stopped posting open conjectures and potential ideas at the end of their papers, for fear that they’ll be scraped by bots and fed into AI models. — Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026 There have been a lot of conjectures, but little in the way of actual proof of what took place. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 May 2026 Like an enzyme that works as a catalyst to speed up a chemical reaction, collaboration ignites new ideas for conjectures. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026 The project grew out of group head Ido Kaminer’s 2019 Ramanujan Machine, an AI bot that seeks out new conjectures for calculating mathematical constants. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026 With few clear signals about who has influence and how decisions are made, the halls of power in Beijing are fertile ground for political conjectures. — Deng Yuwen, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2025 This is an intense ongoing study and there are many conjectures. — Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025 Amenabar seems to root his screenplay on conjectures about the writer’s sexuality, which many scholars consider latterday projection. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025

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This kind of attempt to observe without tackling with hypotheses and conjectures and theories, right? — Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, conjectures about the impact of a deal or non-deal have proliferated. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 In two preprints, the pair proved function field versions of both conjectures. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026 Humans propose conjectures, guided by intuition. — Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2026 Suspicion fell on Shiite families, though many dismissed these conjectures; in Ain el-Mreisseh, people know their neighbors. — Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026 There’s no end to conjectures about William Shakespeare’s life because there isn’t all that much definitive Shakespeareana to rake over. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 28 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Today’s puzzle took our testers an average of 5 guesses out of 6, or moderately challenging.

— New York Times Games, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Getting a word with a small number of guesses is a source of pride for players.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of guesses

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Chisell, who previously worked at Amazon, eBay and Starling Bank, estimates that Paysend can now deliver around 25% more engineering work with the same-sized team, but argues that getting results isn’t as simple as handing everyone the latest tech.

— Lindsay Dodgson, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026
And Gartner estimates that 80% of neocloud providers will cease independent operations by 2030 because their revenues won’t cover their outgoings.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of estimates

Verb

This implicit passivity assumes that technology, rather than people, will determine AI’s impact on work.

— Byron Auguste, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
In the novel, likewise, the narrator assumes an almost Homeric guise, comparing current harbor gossip to chatter from the Phoenician, Cretan, Greek, and Roman eras.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of assumes

Noun

Over the decades, as Shakur’s stature grew and evolved, there were flare-ups of media interest and theories but no conclusions or arrests.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Be curious, not judgmental All of the above has unleashed theories about Simmons among fans and, of course, in the online world.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of theories

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The difference could be former Dolphins tight end Mike Gesicki, who figures to play a more prominent role in the passing game with the Bengals hurting at wide receiver.

— Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
The screening’s reception was so strong that nearly every major player entered the fray, driving the bidding to figures the indie distributor simply couldn’t turn down.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of figures

Verb

Economist Thomas Philippon calculates that weakened competition costs the typical household about $300 a month.

— Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
That said, its catalogue is only just over 4% Spanish origin by volume in Spain – half what Netflix has by volume and a quarter of Amazon, Ampere Analysis calculates.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

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