1
as in assumes
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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2
as in estimates
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 thinks
to have as an opinion
I never would have guessed that she was capable of such a terrible thing
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as in theories
an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence
if you don't know the answer for sure, just make a guess
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Recent Examples of guesses
Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
The team or person who guesses the most songs correctly wins.
—Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Whoever guesses the suspect and motive with the most accuracy receives a cash prize.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
Paul Tan guesses it might be offered elsewhere with a range of diesel powertrains, and perhaps those will bring a bit more grunt.
—New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
Mackay guesses the center will be able to begin enrolling officers’ children by mid-summer 2025.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2025
The novel immerses the reader in the world of a Carpathian village in the 1970s, where the main character Darusya lives, whom the locals consider mute and mentally retarded due to attacks of headaches, although none of them guesses the true reasons for her behavior and defiance.
—Nelly Klos
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
The card Arisu selects is revealed to be a Joker, but Arisu correctly guesses that both cards were a Joker.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
After Friday, one guesses the demands will grow louder.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 6 Jan. 2026
Those are all good guesses, because who else would carry that amount of cash in a shoebox and wait on a main street to hand it over to a complete stranger?
—Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026
More massive black holes have been claimed, but the authors of the new research pointed out that those other black holes had their masses measured indirectly, so their masses are just guesses.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Dec. 2025
The team with the most correct guesses wins.
—Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
But experts stress that until China releases more details, independent efforts to assess the project can only be based on best guesses.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
These brute force attacks throw billions of guesses at connected accounts.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
The brand has not indicated its plans for the closed restaurants, but residents have taken to social media to share their guesses.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Hundreds of users were making guesses about where Sahara learned the sign for more in the comments.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
The panel picks up on the baseball-heavy clues, and guesses accordingly.
—Noun
But conclusions are guesses, not guides.
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Yet his rhetoric assumes that Jewish identity is synonymous with privilege, that Jewish concerns are secondary — or suspect.—
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The literary record assumes the same.—
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Without the tax credits, premiums for ACA enrollees who previously relied on the subsidies will increase by an average of 114%, estimates KFF, a nonprofit provider of health policy news and research.—
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The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which manages Texas’ power grid, currently estimates energy demand will surge 71% by 2031 due to data center growth.—
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That's precisely what a smart Southern cook thinks, too.—
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The Pahlavi pretender himself certainly thinks so.—
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Those are, indeed, pat, credible theories and predictions.—
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But now, in the planet’s capital city of Apperax, a murder is committed with no suspects, forensics or theories.—
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Just ask 26-year-old Hunter McVey, a fitness model and influencer who suspects his OnlyFans account may have contributed to his own instant transformation into a primetime TV star.—
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Episode 2 begins with the immediate fallout of Joe's death; Zoë suspects foul play and vows to hunt down his killer.—
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Saleh figures to be choosy about which jobs to pursue.—
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In the aftermath of Mamdani’s election success, progressive candidates are starting to emerge as primary challengers to more moderate Democrats in this year’s midterm elections, and the topic of Israel figures to play a role in those congressional races.—
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Longbow believes weight has become the defining problem across the car industry.—
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If a trustee believes contributions were made to shield money from creditors rather than for legitimate retirement planning, those funds may be challenged.—
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For one thing, Kontsevich is known for taking a high-level approach to mathematics, preferring to pose ambitious conjectures and sketch out broad programs, often leaving the subtler details and formal proof-writing to others.—
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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.—
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“Guesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guesses. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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