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
Butler hypothesized that Brodak suffered from borderline personality disorder, despite Brodak having never received a formal diagnosis.
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Sarah Adler
september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
No letters from the period three or four years before this letter was written have survived, Sands said, pointing out this was a time when Austen wasn’t very productive, struggled with her family’s move to Bath and was perhaps depressed, as some critics have hypothesized.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
The researchers hypothesized that soft music has a relaxing effect, relieving the tension that makes carsickness worse, and joyful music might serve as distraction, activating the brain's reward systems.
—New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
The venom from just one snail is hypothesized to have the potential to kill up to 700 humans, according to a report published in the National Library of Medicine.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
As the researchers hypothesized, these basic models started to fail catastrophically when asked to generalize novel sets of transformations that were not directly demonstrated in the training data.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025
Napoleon would have taken Asia, Africa, and the Americas, Geoffroy hypothesized, uniting the world under one ruler.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
In fact, a recent breakthrough from the International Brain Laboratory, a collaboration of 19 laboratories supported by the Simons Foundation, found that decision processes occur across many parts of the brain simultaneously and aren’t siloed in separate structures, as was previously hypothesized.
—Talia Milgrom-Elcott, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
It’s been hypothesized that vitamin D and calcium supplements may facilitate weight loss.
—Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 7 Mar. 2025
Sarah Adler
september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
No letters from the period three or four years before this letter was written have survived, Sands said, pointing out this was a time when Austen wasn’t very productive, struggled with her family’s move to Bath and was perhaps depressed, as some critics have hypothesized.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
The researchers hypothesized that soft music has a relaxing effect, relieving the tension that makes carsickness worse, and joyful music might serve as distraction, activating the brain's reward systems.
—New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
The venom from just one snail is hypothesized to have the potential to kill up to 700 humans, according to a report published in the National Library of Medicine.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
As the researchers hypothesized, these basic models started to fail catastrophically when asked to generalize novel sets of transformations that were not directly demonstrated in the training data.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025
Napoleon would have taken Asia, Africa, and the Americas, Geoffroy hypothesized, uniting the world under one ruler.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
In fact, a recent breakthrough from the International Brain Laboratory, a collaboration of 19 laboratories supported by the Simons Foundation, found that decision processes occur across many parts of the brain simultaneously and aren’t siloed in separate structures, as was previously hypothesized.
—Talia Milgrom-Elcott, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
It’s been hypothesized that vitamin D and calcium supplements may facilitate weight loss.
—Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 7 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypothesized
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In compliance with the restraining order, eight seconds of footage featuring the tape were edited out of the film, and Centro Asturiano management was assured that the producers assumed full liability, per the Tampa Bay Times.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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The fire is assumed to have been triggered by a lightning strike.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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When Newsom interviewed Kirk for his podcast in March, the governor said his 13-year-old son lobbied to stay home from school to watch.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The sheriff's office said the suspect was armed with a revolver handgun.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Each is presumed innocent unless convicted in court.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Even though those charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court, an open felony case can hurt a defendant’s chance of finding employment and housing, creating financial instability for them and their families.—
MARGARET SHREINER,
jsonline.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Messages Robinson is believed to have sent on Discord stated a need to retrieve a rifle from a pick-up point, leaving the rifle in a bush, watching the area where a rifle was left and having wrapped the rifle in a towel, according to the affidavit.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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The driver of the SUV was transported to an area hospital with injuries police believed to be not life-threatening.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
13 Sep. 2025
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Apple—which topped the World’s Best Companies list in 2024—is notably absent this year due to a decline in revenue from 2022 to 2024, which many Wall Street analysts have postulated could be due to the company falling behind on AI.—
Charlotte Hu,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Hypothesized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypothesized. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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