as in saying
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 hypothesizing
There’s another line of hypothesizing that says that development of red fall color discourages insects from feeding on leaves in the fall.
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Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Nov. 2025
By hypothesizing that a phase of relentless, exponential expansion preceded and set up the hot Big Bang, inflation implies the following.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
The notion that vaccines cause autism was born out of a fraudulent 1998 study, hypothesizing that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine caused intestinal inflammation, which, in turn, led to the development of autism.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2025
That’s why some people are hypothesizing that vitamin D can slow aging.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2025
Another 2023 study similarly found that companies spent the most on products that offered the least benefits, with researchers hypothesizing that this spending helped drive patients to ask for products their doctors would have been less likely to prescribe.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
As law enforcement continue the search, online sleuths began hypothesizing about the suspect's escape from the scene, leading some to the Provo Airport (PVU), a public-use regional airfield less than 15 minutes drive from UVU’s campus.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Nov. 2025
By hypothesizing that a phase of relentless, exponential expansion preceded and set up the hot Big Bang, inflation implies the following.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
The notion that vaccines cause autism was born out of a fraudulent 1998 study, hypothesizing that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine caused intestinal inflammation, which, in turn, led to the development of autism.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2025
That’s why some people are hypothesizing that vitamin D can slow aging.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2025
Another 2023 study similarly found that companies spent the most on products that offered the least benefits, with researchers hypothesizing that this spending helped drive patients to ask for products their doctors would have been less likely to prescribe.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
As law enforcement continue the search, online sleuths began hypothesizing about the suspect's escape from the scene, leading some to the Provo Airport (PVU), a public-use regional airfield less than 15 minutes drive from UVU’s campus.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypothesizing
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In an appearance on Fox News, the Trump-supporting singer bashed the choice of Bunny, saying the performance was an insult to the MAGA movement.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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Piagentini dismissed those factors as beside the point, saying judges should trust juries’ sentencing decisions and that Davis’ ruling disrespected the jury process.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
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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The risk is in presuming that anything subversive or sensational is also true and meaningful, and that anything conventional is a lie that must be smashed down.—
Laura K. Field,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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The letter was apparently unconvincing, and the search began again, with detectives presuming suicide.—
Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
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Nikita and his wife, Oksana, fled Russia in desperation two years ago, believing America was their only hope of giving their three children a life free of fear and oppression.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Baseball owners, with Dick Monfort playing a prominent role as a hawk in labor negotiations, are expected to lock out the players after this season, seeking a salary cap, believing that is the only reason the Dodgers win.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
12 Feb. 2026
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What a dietitian really recommends When thinking about how to advise clients, Mokari is very aware that what works for someone’s health and lifestyle is going to be individual to them.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Was some part of him always consumed by the addict’s skewed focus, thinking not of science or of verse but of the next bottle of wine?—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Hypothesizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypothesizing. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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