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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 assumed
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
you're only conjecturing that he was the culprit
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Recent Examples of conjectured
Quanta Magazine,
15 June 2026
To be more precise, Erdős conjectured that the number of unit distances would be n^(1+o(1)).
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ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
Mathematicians are still working out the consequences of the theorem, which was originally conjectured by Louis Mordell in 1922.
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Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
Some legal observers have conjectured the 8th Circuit’s reversal of her injunction prompted her to stay her hand, over a concern that the appeals court would overrule her again.
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Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
Some task force workers conjectured that the ease of use and convenience of a prepackaged device might prompt more folks to test their drugs, especially those who are younger.
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Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
In 1989, the physicist John Cardy conjectured that this is an inviolable rule that any quantum field theory must follow.
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Quanta Magazine,
15 June 2026
To be more precise, Erdős conjectured that the number of unit distances would be n^(1+o(1)).
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ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
Mathematicians are still working out the consequences of the theorem, which was originally conjectured by Louis Mordell in 1922.
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Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
Some legal observers have conjectured the 8th Circuit’s reversal of her injunction prompted her to stay her hand, over a concern that the appeals court would overrule her again.
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Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
Some task force workers conjectured that the ease of use and convenience of a prepackaged device might prompt more folks to test their drugs, especially those who are younger.
—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjectured
Adjective
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The Heat received this second-round selection from the Hornets to resolve a dispute over Rozier being under NBA and federal investigation over alleged gambling when Charlotte traded him to Miami in January 2024.
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Sadness, shock, and anger manifested at a vigil in Mattapan Tuesday night, as the community prayed for the woman who was hit and killed during an alleged carjacker's reckless escape attempt last Saturday.
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Global income losses during the 1982-1983 and 1997-1998 El Niños were estimated in the trillions of dollars.
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.
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Those who keep postponing the conversation risk leaving their heirs not a fortune but a locked archive whose contents can only be guessed at.
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Who might have guessed, for instance, that the late Bernie Mac would be a Bible-thumper?
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The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.
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If all goes to plan, orders are slated to ship worldwide in August 2026, and delivery costs will be calculated once the campaign ends (starting at around $12 for US addresses).
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The basis is an index called the CMT — constant maturity Treasury index — calculated by the government.
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Many business leaders assumed the semiconductor crisis ended with the pandemic.
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The defense attorney said police automatically assumed her client was the suspect from the start.
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In Thembisa, a suburb of Johannesburg, rioters reportedly threw stones at police and suspected migrants, with witnesses saying sporadic gunfire was heard.
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During the voyage, according to the DOJ, crew members discovered numerous packages hidden inside the ship’s garbage room that contained suspected narcotics.
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Dee Hock is the only one who figured this before, and maybe an agent trained on his thoughts and on how to design a chaordic alliance of frenemies may be able to help the Open Standard team scale.
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Her best resource, Atkin figured, were the people who were closest to her.
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“Conjectured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjectured. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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