as in guess
an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence
my surmise is that the couple's "good news" is the announcement that they are going to have a baby
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as in to guess
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
we surmised that she had purchased the apple pie since there was a bakery box on the kitchen counter
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Recent Examples of surmise
Melissa Healystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2022
Instead, Rodrigues and Ohlrogge surmise, the glut of retail investors are probably not showing up for the vote.
—Scott Nover, Quartz, 7 Sep. 2022
Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
After plotting their motions, Galileo correctly surmised that the quartet were not distant background stars but Jupiter’s most noteworthy lunar companions.
—Nadia Drake, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2024
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Noun
One surmise is that the syndrome is caused by residual viral debris that continues to activate and/or exhaust the immune system.
—Melissa Healystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2022
Instead, Rodrigues and Ohlrogge surmise, the glut of retail investors are probably not showing up for the vote.
—Scott Nover, Quartz, 7 Sep. 2022
Verb
A number of viewers surmised that the star was alluding to her own political beliefs being at odds with the majority in Hollywood, which has traditionally been seen as being the base of Democrat-leaning celebrities.
—Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
After plotting their motions, Galileo correctly surmised that the quartet were not distant background stars but Jupiter’s most noteworthy lunar companions.
—Nadia Drake, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2024
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That being said, players only get four guesses before the answers will be revealed.Billie Schwab Dunn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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There is one absolute stinker of a Double Jeopardy! round, filled with incorrect guesses and clues when nobody even buzzes in.Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps best known as the founder of A Bathing Ape and a streetwear pioneer in Japan, Nigo assumed the creative helm of Kenzo in September 2021.Miles Socha, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
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During a family dinner, OP's father assumed the baby would be named after OP's late stepmother.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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It’s supposed to launch on Kickstarter this spring.Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
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Venu Sports was originally supposed to launch this fall but was delayed by an antitrust lawsuit brought by Fubo.Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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The Lord Howe Island wood-feeding cockroach, presumed extinct for over 80 years, was found alive in 2022.Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Nearly 100 hostages are believed to remain in captivity in Gaza, with some of those people presumed to be dead.Dan Mangan, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Surmise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surmise. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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