as in to guess
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
I daresay we might manage to finish on time after all
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Recent Examples of daresay
And while the mute Leatherface steals the show, the movie's documentary-like opening narration and audio of heinous news reports hint at something, daresay, more sophisticated.
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RenÉ A. Guzman, chicagotribune.com, 27 Oct. 2019
RenÉ A. Guzman, chicagotribune.com, 27 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daresay
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Reply with the answer — the first reader to guess correctly will win inconceivably cool Axios gear.—
Tasha Tsiaperas,
Axios,
29 Jan. 2025
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Overall, this reduces the entropy enough to brute-force guess 16-bit search spaces.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Jan. 2025
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Watkins, who scored 19 goals in the Premier League last season without converting from the spot, has assumed penalty-taking duties this campaign.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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Griffith also said the bill assumes warehouse facilities only evaluate employees on quota performance while safety, attendance, quality production and ability to work with co-workers are also important evaluators.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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The office was also supposed to issue quarterly reports on immigrant crime, but only one report was issued in June 2018.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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The reception ends at 4, and they’re supposed to just d--- around for 5 hours until 9PM with nothing to do?—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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However, that changed when a man, accompanied by a young girl presumed to be his daughter, approached the desk claiming to have a reservation.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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There is no indication about what resulted in the oddities in the poster, or if any jobs were replaced as a result of the posters, as some online presumed.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
4 Feb. 2025
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So Pastrnak briefly thought about turning down the shot and looking to get closer.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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But festival veterans are wary of a bringing Sundance, known for championing diversity of art and thought, to Ohio.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Feb. 2025
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Wildlife officials suspect coyotes, dogs and other wildlife died after poison was left in a popular hiking area in southern Arizona.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacramento Bee,
29 Jan. 2025
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And last August, German authorities issued an international arrest warrant for a Ukrainian man suspected of carrying out the explosions.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Daresay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daresay. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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