suspicions 1 of 2

noun

plural of suspicion
1
as in doubts
a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something all his promises were received with well-deserved suspicion

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as in hints
a very small amount new parents who were alarmed by just a suspicion of a rash on their baby's chest

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suspicions

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of suspicion, chiefly dialect
as in guesses
to form an opinion from little or no evidence no one will ever suspicion that I'm the one who pulled the prank

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Recent Examples of suspicions
Noun
In the meantime, the case is already raising suspicions that the Saudi Arabian government may have been involved. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026 Her mother drank from the water bottle and realized there was a sour taste, sparking suspicions her water was being tampered with. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 The sketch eventually returns to its original premise, with the father finally agreeing to try the green eggs and ham — only for Sam-I-Am to reveal that Zackary’s suspicions were justified all along. — Anna Tingley, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026 In the doorframe was the manager, sniffing around, suspicions aroused. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026 The prosecutor’s statements did not establish that Roberts had committed new offenses, and the available court documents do not indicate whether additional charges have been filed in connection with those suspicions. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 The agency downplayed suspicions that her illness was related to her work but rushed to isolate her contacts. — Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 Walking away, anecdotally, those in the room had their suspicions about Cruise in a Doctor Strangelove-like movie. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026 Lingering suspicions that iron compounds were the mysterious absorber were confirmed when researchers found that iron sulfate matched the haze’s properties. — Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspicions
  1. doubts
  2. hints
  3. guesses
  4. glimmers
  5. assumes
  6. sprinklings
  7. suspects
  8. specks
Noun
  • In a fresh sign of doubts about whether the billions flowing to AI companies can be justified, AI data center company Elice Group plunged 32% on its trading debut in South Korea Tuesday.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The pushback comes amid deteriorating sentiment toward AI infrastructure companies more widely, as higher borrowing costs and doubts about AI returns have hit peers such as CoreWeave and Nebius.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of doubts
Noun
  • That question motivated Clark to better understand aging among plants and animals and to look for hints to extend humans' lifespan.
    — KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • On Friday, Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh offered no hints about potential interest rate policy moves while attending a meeting of financial leaders in Bangkok.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of hints
Verb
  • Logan Wright, the author of Broken China, guesses that growth is now running at no more than 1% — and may even be zero.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The system consists of a predictive algorithm that guesses how a robot is broken, along with robotic manipulators that actually take the broken robot apart.
    — Kohava Mendelsohn, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of guesses
Noun
  • Still, Crow—the ever-optimist, as her body of work proves—clings on to the glimmers of hope from leaders of the world who do show us the best parts of humanity.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Viewers get only glimmers of the characters’ personalities and backgrounds, but the show offers enough detail and texture to understand how Season 1 might unfold.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of glimmers
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
  • My grandmother’s version typically called just for the addition of generous sprinklings of Lawry’s garlic salt and black pepper—and that’s it.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Definition of sprinklings
Verb
  • Anthropic’s work even shows that internal signals can reveal when a model suspects it’s being tested, detects manipulation or is pursuing a hidden objective.
    — Nicola Sfondrini, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Laurel suspects that maybe some of the books in her library have been banned, but she’s given up trying to find out.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of suspects
Noun
  • The source was generally in good condition, but mold spots and dense clusters of small white specks required careful treatment.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Breakouts can look like milder, painless white bumps or dark specks known as whiteheads and blackheads, or more painful red bumps and deeper cysts — a mark of cystic acne.
    — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
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