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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
Truist’s analysts hypothesize 18- to 20-year-olds could be fueling the predictions action in the state, too.
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Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
Scientists have long hypothesized that women’s estrogen hormone and their double X chromosome may play a role in their longer lives.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 14 Jan. 2026
If flooding corn was theoretically outlawed, Cohen hypothesizes that mallards would probably move more frequently and fly farther distances locally.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 14 Jan. 2026
Thursday’s proceeding was an about-face, as Aidala hypothesized about a scenario in which Weinstein would be accept it.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
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Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
Scientists have long hypothesized that women’s estrogen hormone and their double X chromosome may play a role in their longer lives.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 14 Jan. 2026
If flooding corn was theoretically outlawed, Cohen hypothesizes that mallards would probably move more frequently and fly farther distances locally.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 14 Jan. 2026
Thursday’s proceeding was an about-face, as Aidala hypothesized about a scenario in which Weinstein would be accept it.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypothesize
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Conrad wasn’t sure how football fans would react but said most people eagerly accepted a towel.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Key Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Pablo Guanipa was arrested by heavily armed men on Sunday night, his supporters said, just hours after he had been released from a jail where he was held as a political prisoner.—
Diego Mendoza,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Until recently, the markets had assumed that companies would be buoyed by the massive amount of capex (capital expenditure) going into AI, and that AI would generate new efficiencies and higher productivity that would ultimately result in higher revenues and earnings per share.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the past, scientists had assumed that the ability to pretend and consider multiple realities was unique to humans.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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It was widely presumed as a matter of faith that a model’s effectiveness was proportional to its mystery.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
6 Feb. 2026
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The actor believed the spot was caused by his lymphoma, but later found out the tumor was actually unrelated.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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That was believed to be just the first and second time that a parent was held criminally responsible for a mass school shooting committed by their child.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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People think, oh, this is just a nepotism situation.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Lindsey showed that people can do it a lot longer than anybody thought.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Hypothesize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypothesize. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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