as in assumed
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 hypothesized
Despite having a brain not much bigger than a chimp, researchers hypothesized that Homo naledi, as the species was named, deliberately buried its dead in the confines of the cave.
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Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
The researchers hypothesized that some of those surfaces would be more catalytically active than others.
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Chris Lee,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
Thornton hypothesized at the time.
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Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 May 2026
One theory that has popped up is that the virus originated from a bird watching landfill in Ushuaia, located at the southern tip of Argentina, where a couple who were infected with the virus visited, Argentinian officials first hypothesized.
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ABC News,
12 May 2026
Kiefer is optimistic that their approach could help solve problems like Shor’algorithm with just 10,000 qubits rather than millions that researchers had previously hypothesized.
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Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
Convinced by anecdotes of farmworkers who had contracted cowpox and not smallpox, Edward Jenner hypothesized the cowpox protected them.
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USA Today,
6 May 2026
Scientists have hypothesized that this could be to seek additional food sources or a place to rest amid their long journeys.
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Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
The researchers hypothesized that people on private health insurance were more likely to be enrolled in clinical research trials and were able to find doctors more easily than those on public health insurance.
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Ciara McCarthy 20,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2026
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
The researchers hypothesized that some of those surfaces would be more catalytically active than others.
—
Chris Lee,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
Thornton hypothesized at the time.
—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 May 2026
One theory that has popped up is that the virus originated from a bird watching landfill in Ushuaia, located at the southern tip of Argentina, where a couple who were infected with the virus visited, Argentinian officials first hypothesized.
—
ABC News,
12 May 2026
Kiefer is optimistic that their approach could help solve problems like Shor’algorithm with just 10,000 qubits rather than millions that researchers had previously hypothesized.
—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
Convinced by anecdotes of farmworkers who had contracted cowpox and not smallpox, Edward Jenner hypothesized the cowpox protected them.
—
USA Today,
6 May 2026
Scientists have hypothesized that this could be to seek additional food sources or a place to rest amid their long journeys.
—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
The researchers hypothesized that people on private health insurance were more likely to be enrolled in clinical research trials and were able to find doctors more easily than those on public health insurance.
—
Ciara McCarthy 20,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypothesized
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Many business leaders assumed the semiconductor crisis ended with the pandemic.
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The defense attorney said police automatically assumed her client was the suspect from the start.
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In January, the FBI flagged the group and sent some of the evidence, including over half a dozen videos, to local law enforcement, prosecutors said.
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Attorneys for Kil said the university was in the process of reinstating her.
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All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Rescue teams continue the desperate search for survivors, some even digging with their hands, as tens of thousands of people are still presumed to be missing in Venezuela five days after twin earthquakes struck.
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Williams says the man was the sole occupant of the residence and is believed to have been in the home illegally.
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Even those believed to be on the guest list appear to know very little.
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In 1905, Einstein had postulated that the speed of light is constant in a vacuum and independent of the observer’s motion.
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Some have seen a purely strategic purpose in settlement, but others have postulated an intent to use the colony as a springboard for economic exploitation of the area.
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“Hypothesized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypothesized. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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