1
as in to assume
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
though she does not speak with an accent, I would still guess that she is a foreigner
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2
as in to estimate
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
I would guess the road goes for about two miles before you have to take a left
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3
as in to think
to have as an opinion
I never would have guessed that she was capable of such a terrible thing
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as in guessing
an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence
if you don't know the answer for sure, just make a guess
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Recent Examples of guess
Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
But the film’s dull political edge doesn’t diminish the joy ride’s momentum, nor the flashes of genuine weirdness that keep us guessing.
—Beatrice Loayza, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Our current best guess is Mari (Alexa Barajas), who has made waves within the group and also fits the physical description of the girl who was shown running for her life.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 13 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Producers have revealed nothing about Harris' character — aside from the name — which has kept fans guessing.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
But the film’s dull political edge doesn’t diminish the joy ride’s momentum, nor the flashes of genuine weirdness that keep us guessing.
—Beatrice Loayza, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
While fans, pundits, and the media often put together their best guesses at how the draft will shake out.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Our current best guess is Mari (Alexa Barajas), who has made waves within the group and also fits the physical description of the girl who was shown running for her life.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guess
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Bringing It All Together The plug-and-play approach assumes leadership is static.—
Tom Roberts,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) grew 6.6 percent to €528 million ($571 million) when assuming constant exchange rates.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
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The results of the annual poverty tracker, which estimated the average family needs to make $50,000 just to afford basic necessities, immediately sparked backlash as New Yorkers are squeezed by inflation.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Its integration with blockchain modernizes this traditional market while creating opportunities for investment firms to address the growing global trade finance gap, estimated at $2.5 trillion.—
Andreas Schweitzer,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, on February 24 returned to Greece an ancient bronze griffin head thought to have been pilfered from a museum in Olympia in the 1930s.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
25 Feb. 2025
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The mesa-like lunar mountain towers over a landscape carved by craters, including the Shackleton Crater, a cold, dark region where water ice and other materials that turn easily into gas are thought to be abundant.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
25 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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Listen to this article Q: Man, can’t figure this team out at all.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2025
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Apparently, TikTok figured that bad things were afoot with this trend.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The region is located within Mare Crisium, a 300-mile-wide basin believed to have been created by early volcanic eruptions and flooded with basaltic lava more than 3 billion years ago.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Canucks, however, don’t seem to believe Pettersson prepared hard enough for this season.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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There are two main pieces of evidence in the theory running rampant in the comments.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2025
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Other theories include the theory that Lottie died by suicide.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
28 Feb. 2025
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Death row prisoner Thomas Creech, convicted of five murders and suspected of several more, has noted health issues after a half-century in prison.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Mar. 2025
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All three of the larger figures recently found in El Salvador were nude, and researchers suspect one of them is male—a rarity for the medium.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Guess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guess. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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