as in guess
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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as in to estimate
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 to guess
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 conjecture
Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
Wildlife officials believe the lion instead probably ventured out and was killed by a car over the summer — another grim conjecture big cat fans feared would come to pass.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 29 Aug. 2024
Riemann conjectured that all the other zeros of the function, called nontrivial zeros, have a real part of 1/2, and so are located on this vertical line.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, WIRED, 4 Aug. 2024
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The proof of the geometric Langlands conjecture is just such a result.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
Wildlife officials believe the lion instead probably ventured out and was killed by a car over the summer — another grim conjecture big cat fans feared would come to pass.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Zeilberger and the mathematician Mihai Nica (opens a new tab) have conjectured that just knowing the second and third moments is enough to determine who wins more games.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 29 Aug. 2024
Riemann conjectured that all the other zeros of the function, called nontrivial zeros, have a real part of 1/2, and so are located on this vertical line.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, WIRED, 4 Aug. 2024
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Also unclear is which time zone, but my guess would be ET.Bryan West, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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The panel ran through their wide range of guesses for Wasp, which included B2K, Bell Biv DeVoe, Blackstreet, Bone Thungs-N-Harmony, Boyz II Men, Earth, Wind & Fire, Jonas Brothers and Tony!Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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He is estimated to win an arbitration award of a one-year, $28.8 million contract, after prevailing over the Blue Jays in arbitration to the tune of $19.9 million prior to last season.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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The World Bank estimates the cost of damage and economic losses from the war in Lebanon to be about $8.5 billion.Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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In fact, Saint Francis used an 8-0 run to assume a 21-17 lead with 10:32 left in the first half.Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
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Looking ahead to 2025, Post pointed to potential optimism surrounding CEO Ariane Gorin, who assumed the role in May 2024, as a possible positive catalyst for the stock.Sean Conlon, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
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The theory is one of many being pursed by law enforcement and investigators are working to determine if the string of recent burglaries are connected and if so, who might be responsible.Robert Legare, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2024
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One theory was that the shift reflected voters’ unhappiness with local Democratic leaders amid high prices, homelessness and migrant waves in their cities.The Upshot Staff, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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It’s supposed to be a surprise gift for Dad. Lázsló is enlisted to design it.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
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He’s supposed to read as a reanimated corpse; a once-suave and debonaire one, but a corpse all the same.Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 20 Dec. 2024
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Officers suspected Lurry had been hiding drugs in his mouth and removed small plastic baggies containing white powder.Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Throwing the book at Mangione risks backlash from the public, which in some corners has treated the murder suspect as a folk hero, said criminal defense attorney Jeremy Saland, who is not representing Mangione.Emma Tucker, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Lockett’s cap number would figure to be untenable for a Seattle team that has a rising star in the 22-year-old Smith-Njigba, who was one of the league’s most productive wideouts during his sophomore campaign.Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Guerrero is good enough to justify trading for him and figuring it out on the fly.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Ma speculated, hoping to trace these patterns more definitively over the next several years.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 28 Dec. 2024
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Some users speculated that the rhetoric would tarnish Musk’s image among Trump’s base.Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Conjecture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjecture. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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