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
Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2024
Or did her mutating account of events generate itself from a primordial soup of liquor, panic, guilt, and conjecture?
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
In 1968, Milnor conjectured that complete manifolds whose Ricci tensor is nonnegative at every point can’t have an infinite number of holes (as shown below to the right).
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 14 May 2024
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Noun
The 2021 proof certainly isn’t the final chapter on problems that are offshoots from the Mordell conjecture.
—Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2024
Or did her mutating account of events generate itself from a primordial soup of liquor, panic, guilt, and conjecture?
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Verb
Frost conjectured that, given the poor showing of similar proposals in the recent past, the SEC probably would have allowed the company to exclude the latest proposal from the annual meeting proxy.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
In 1968, Milnor conjectured that complete manifolds whose Ricci tensor is nonnegative at every point can’t have an infinite number of holes (as shown below to the right).
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 14 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjecture
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There is no comfort rating, but if there were, my guess would be around 35 degrees.Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
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By Now watch a cosmetic guess cheap vs. expensive eyeliner: Shop all of our latest obsessions in one place!Sarah Han, Allure, 21 Nov. 2024
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Along with hundreds of deaths, damage from all storms this season is estimated at more than $190 billion.Greg Allen, NPR, 29 Nov. 2024
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Border Patrol estimates that roughly 1.7 million migrants have evaded apprehension since the start of fiscal year 2021.Laura Doan, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2024
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Named after the Byzantine Generals Problem, BFT addresses the fundamental challenge of maintaining system integrity in environments where trust cannot be assumed.Gary Weinstein, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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The party instead relies on framing Republicans as racist or assuming immigration policy alone determines how immigrants vote.Basel Touchan, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
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While the triggers for the extreme cold at that time are debated, prevailing theories involve changes in tectonic plate activity, including the release of particles into the atmosphere that reflected sunlight away from Earth.Liam Courtney-Davies, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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One theory is that its effects may have something to do with the drugs’ ability to induce the feeling of satiation.Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Because the whole idea is that it’s supposed to be the idea of something fabulous.Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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It was only supposed to be a limited edition but the variant proved to be enough of a hit that it was brought back in 1984 with an even more potent engine and its now trademark all-black guise.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
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It is superseded by the trigger law but still allows for civil suits against people suspected of performing abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The buyer and seller got into a car and followed the men suspected of taking the money.Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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With Jenna recently going off to college, OP figured the tradition might come to an end.Angela Andaloro, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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The views from the sideline and in Jerry Jones’ owner’s suite said it all, as there was a ton of head shaking and exasperated looks with the team pressing to figure it out.Scott Thompson, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
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At one point it was speculated to involve time travel, but sources say that is not the case.Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
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Some experts have speculated that activating the immune system against two viruses simultaneously might lead to slightly more reactions, but that wasn’t the case in the study.Alice Park, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Conjecture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjecture. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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