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as in suspected

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verb

past tense of guess

as in assumed

to form an opinion from little or no evidence though she does not speak with an accent, I would still guess that she is a foreigner

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as in estimated

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement I would guess the road goes for about two miles before you have to take a left

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as in thought

to have as an opinion I never would have guessed that she was capable of such a terrible thing

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At that same Screentime event, anyone reading between the lines might have guessed that Sarandos was getting antsy with Netflix’s current low-growth status. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 The security technology ditches the old-school password, which can easily be stolen or guessed. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026 Who could have guessed the industry that would spawn from this story of a boy who ends up playing with a doll that’s been cursed by the soul of a serial killer? — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 And then, the decision that will be second guessed in San Diego for years to come, if the Padres don't complete the big comeback. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 The bad guy has guessed his secret identity and now holds our hero at gunpoint. — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 The platforms that come through these periods intact are rarely the ones that guessed the cycle correctly. — Khalifa Aldhaheri, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 The company, which disclosed the hacks after an inquiry by The Wall Street Journal, said the model guessed passwords in one case and found passwords and credentials in a public repository in the other two cases. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 That first time, Ryan broke the cork, and Chris guessed way off. — Arthur Holland Michel, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for guessed

Adjective

Peskov has referred all questions to Rospotrebnadzor, which does not mention suspected plague in its reports.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, the surveillance system creates an evidence trail that her office can use to prosecute suspected criminals.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of suspected

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Bloomsbury Publishing, which assumed control of the book after merging with Bourne’s previous publisher, returned the rights to the author.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Industry Has Already Faced This Problem Industrial automation has never assumed that instruments, controllers or operators will always behave correctly.

— Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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That kind of visibility could introduce regenerative agriculture to sports fans who’ve never thought much about where their chicken comes from.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
On Friday, that thought process took another gigantic step, as those in charge of putting a product on television have all but signed the official paperwork to once again expand the college football playoff.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of thought

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The game was originally supposed to be played the following day, but a Sombr concert is taking place at the arena on that date.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Court documents allege Harrison told a Pocono Township officer inside an ambulance that she wasn't supposed to be here.

— Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of supposed

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Eventually, Universal figured the field in supporting was open enough to allow both contenders to co-exist.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Ahead of Sunday’s matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs, the Las Vegas Raiders showed all the signs of a franchise that had, at long last, figured it out.

— Pete Sweeney October 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of figured

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This is believed to be the second hospitalization for Leo, who is known to be sporty and in good shape, with weekly tennis games and swimming.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
The 23-year-old was found dead in her apartment in neighboring Canton, located in the Boston suburbs, and is believed to have been pregnant with Farwell's child at the time, according to authorities.

— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

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