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as in to guess
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
we suspected that the runaway was a little younger than the 16 she claimed to be—more like 13
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as in to doubt
to have no trust or confidence in
I suspected him from the moment he said he was an old friend of my sister's, since I probably would have heard about him
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as in questionable
giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged
since she was carrying no cash or credit cards, her claim to the store's detectives that she had intended to pay for the items was suspect
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Recent Examples of suspect
Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Police also identified Arnold as a suspect in the hit-and-run crash after he was arrested wearing the same clothes during the evening of Aug. 31, 2020, when stealing a different car.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
Health, 5 Mar. 2025
Max grows ever more anxious, Fontaine becomes increasingly impatient and the unwitting Walter starts to suspect that something shady is going on.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Investigators say two suspects in a white Kia exited their vehicle, walked up to the victims' vehicle and shot them.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Police also identified Arnold as a suspect in the hit-and-run crash after he was arrested wearing the same clothes during the evening of Aug. 31, 2020, when stealing a different car.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
This may cause providers to suspect other conditions, like irritable bowel syndrome or pelvic inflammatory disease, first.
—Health, 5 Mar. 2025
Max grows ever more anxious, Fontaine becomes increasingly impatient and the unwitting Walter starts to suspect that something shady is going on.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspect
Noun
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The defendant has been arrested multiple times for theft over the last 13 years, according to reports.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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His attorneys want to address any investigative statements by the FBI agent before her testimony, as well as the prosecutors’ assertion that the defendant could not be extradited from Israel.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Avoid guessing or making up a story that misrepresents the financial facts.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Hackman, whose pacemaker activity made his last day alive easier to guess, likely died a week later.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2025
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But prosecutors doubted Carlson’s more modest intentions.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Mar. 2025
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Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon, who has helped architect some of the biggest NHL trades in recent memory, doubts his Vegas Golden Knights will make a big splash in the next week.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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More news: Latest Comments From Mike Budenholzer Prove Suns Made Giant Mistake Hiring Him The news broke after Booker made some questionable comments about the importance of communication on the court.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Jun Reina, a former general manager of Capital Public Radio and a central figure in the station’s financial woes, has largely remained silent as questions mounted over a scathing audit’s findings of questionable expenses and financial mismanagement.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The clip then cut to the culprit—a white female dog—lying motionless on a couch, with her eyes firmly shut as if in deep slumber.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Foods that irritate the mouth could be another culprit, particularly crunchy, spicy, or acidic ones.—
Matt Fuchs,
TIME,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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So until another shoe drops — assuming there will be another shoe — this deal feels somewhat incomplete for the Penguins.—
Shayna Goldman,
The Athletic,
6 Mar. 2025
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The regulatory process in California could take up to a year, assuming that Tesla’s technology proves to be safe, Smith said.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The daughter was taken into police custody and is being questioned.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2025
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To Begin Developing This Trait: Encourage your teams to question and validate their assumptions while remaining receptive to unexpected insights that emerge from their analysis.—
Ben Jones,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Context Since Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, a series of mysterious deaths have claimed the lives of prominent Russian figures, including tycoons, businessmen and oil executives—many of whom reportedly fell from windows under suspicious circumstances.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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This is one reason why events of recent years have gained the attention of the world's government as Baltic Sea cables have been repeatedly cut under suspicious circumstances – especially around Finland and Sweden.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Suspect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspect. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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