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as in estimating
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 guessing
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 conjecturing
The moment prompted extensive online speculation, with some social media users and commentators conjecturing that his words may have been critical or disrespectful.
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Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjecturing
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The Indiana Health Care Association is estimating a $60-80 million savings annually if the state implements an individual cost limit.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
3 Feb. 2026
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Analysts predict that cost reductions will accelerate over the next three years as supply chains expand, with Morgan Stanley estimating that once capacity reaches about 100 GWh, sodium batteries could be more than 30% cheaper than LFP cells.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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The lemon pizza and bone marrow tater tots wow diners, yet the regularly rotating menu centered around local harvests keeps guests guessing about what’s coming to their tables next.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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The restaurant's post promised a free drink to whoever came close to guessing how the cars got there, and why.—
Kathleen Hill,
The Providence Journal,
7 Feb. 2026
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Some brands also cited seasonal sourcing patterns as a challenge in calculating long-term financing commitments.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
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There are countless situations when calculating how many square feet are in a space comes in handy, from renting or buying a home to furnishing a place.—
Morgan Goldberg,
Architectural Digest,
10 Feb. 2026
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Johnson cannot afford to lose more than one Republican, assuming all members are present and Democrats are united against the measure being voted on that would set the rules for debating a bill to boost domestic production of critical minerals.—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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The instinct was to start with the largest model possible, assuming that adaptation would naturally improve performance.—
Abhas Ricky,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Thus, figuring how to prevent collisions has become more important as space agencies continue to rocket new technology into low Earth orbit — and there's already a brisk launch schedule planned for 2026.—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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There is no reason both parties can't be at the table right now figuring this out.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Even supposing the pledges in the 1990s documents amounted to a crime, the legal deadline for bringing mortgage fraud charges has expired.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
8 Dec. 2025
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Rather than making a dispassionate case against the idea that the country was founded to enslave Africans, MAGA is taking down plaques commemorating basic facts, such as Washington’s slaveholding.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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This week, a 51-year-old woman was sentenced to federal prison for making far-out and ultimately weightless accusations – that her former spouse had illegally accessed her bank account as an astronaut aboard the International Space Station in the summer of 2019.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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With the penultimate hour now streaming, only one episode remains, and, without any renewal news to say otherwise, fans are speculating this could be the end of the saga from creator Meaghan Oppenheimer.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, some of those astronomers began speculating that, like our planet and its inhabitants, the very stars were subject to change, forming and growing and eventually dying.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Conjecturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjecturing. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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