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
Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
He was especially attached to Bryce, a lab-pitbull mix with a burn scar down her back — a result of intentional cruelty, the rescue surmises.
—Alexandra Rockey Fleming, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
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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
One popular theory about red, which originated in Greek mythology, surmises that the goddess of love, Aphrodite, brought the first red rose into existence.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
He was especially attached to Bryce, a lab-pitbull mix with a burn scar down her back — a result of intentional cruelty, the rescue surmises.
—Alexandra Rockey Fleming, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surmise
Noun
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Today’s average difficulty is 4.2 guesses out of 6, or moderately challenging.—
New York Times Games,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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My guess is there are teams who would offer him much more than that on July 1.—
Murat Ates,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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French President Emmanuel Macron has long sought to position himself at the forefront of a major shift in Europe's security outlook, one that would see the continent invest significantly more in defense spending and assume greater autonomy from the United States.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Markle’s choice led to an onslaught of emails and DMs from all over the world inquiring whether there was an association between the two companies or mistakenly assuming — and criticizing — that decision, Kolski said.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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It was also supposed to be a galvanizing force for the New York Rangers, who sent six players to the tournament — more than every NHL team except the Florida Panthers.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Flight 292 took off from Kennedy Airport at 8:34 p.m. Saturday and was originally supposed to arrive at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi around 9 p.m. Sunday.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2025
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They were presumed to be paupers from Mexico, looking for charity.—
Richard J. Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Mar. 2025
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Airline crews are first advised to immediately notify the captain of a person who has been declared dead, or presumed to be dead.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Feb. 2025
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