as in to say
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
if we hypothesize that current population trends continue for the next 50 years
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Recent Examples of hypothesize
Surprisingly, total solitude wasn’t as restorative as researchers initially hypothesized.
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Hannah Singleton, Health, 10 Jan. 2025
Researchers have hypothesized that depersonalization/derealization might be part of the mind’s defense system.
—Christina Caron, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
They’re not being killed by random strangers—the threat typically hypothesized by fear-mongers.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 6 Dec. 2024
For example, students might calculate the ratios of tooth dimensions, explore geometric properties of triangles, or hypothesize about prehistoric shark nurseries based on tooth size distributions!
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Hannah Singleton, Health, 10 Jan. 2025
Researchers have hypothesized that depersonalization/derealization might be part of the mind’s defense system.
—Christina Caron, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
They’re not being killed by random strangers—the threat typically hypothesized by fear-mongers.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 6 Dec. 2024
For example, students might calculate the ratios of tooth dimensions, explore geometric properties of triangles, or hypothesize about prehistoric shark nurseries based on tooth size distributions!
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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In the first incident, a security guard contracted by the MTA at the 86th St. station on the Upper East Side confronted a man sneaking onto the downtown platform of the Nos. 4, 5, and 6 trains around 6:25 p.m., sources said.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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The cast and crew who assembled in the castle were subsequently said to have been totally accepting of the ghost of Lady Sophie, who haunts Amhuinnsuidhe.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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According to public filings with the UK’s corporate register, Runge, a German citizen, assumed the role at the end of last month after departing Interview Magazine.—
Angelica Villa,
ARTnews.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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In the latest entry to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Mackie assumes the role as the titular hero, taking over from Chris Evans, whose character Steve Rogers passed the shield to Mackie’s Sam Wilson at the end of 2019’s Avengers: Endgame.—
Eric Andersson,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Karla Sofía Gascón, as many might have already presumed, is not expected to attend the BAFTA Film Awards ceremony on Sunday night.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2025
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The show at Hauser & Wirth also includes 10 works described as paintings, which presumes an elastic definition of what a painting is.—
Deborah Solomon,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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Police suspect Richard to be responsible, and no one believes his story except Karen – a fellow teenage outsider.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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Some experts believe your body compensates for the missing hydration by producing excess oil in response—though research on this connection is still evolving.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
11 Feb. 2025
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That era was a tough one for Letterman, who was thought to be a shoo-in to replace Carson but NBC opted to go with Jay Leno instead.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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Icing is thought to have been the cause of the Alaska crash, which occurred when the pilot circled while the runway was being cleared of snow.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Hypothesize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypothesize. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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