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verb

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Definition of guessnext
1
as in to assume
to form an opinion from little or no evidence though she does not speak with an accent, I would still guess that she is a foreigner

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2
as in to estimate
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement I would guess the road goes for about two miles before you have to take a left

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3
as in to think
to have as an opinion I never would have guessed that she was capable of such a terrible thing

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guess

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noun

as in guessing
an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence if you don't know the answer for sure, just make a guess

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Recent Examples of guess
Verb
At that same Screentime event, anyone reading between the lines might have guessed that Sarandos was getting antsy with Netflix’s current low-growth status. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 Despite the cookie-cutter nature of the main plot elements, a few star writers emerged who were able to keep readers guessing. — New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
Today’s puzzle took our testers an average of 5 guesses out of 6, or moderately challenging. — New York Times Games, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Getting a word with a small number of guesses is a source of pride for players. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for guess
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guess
  1. assume
  2. estimate
  3. think
  4. guessing
  5. suppose
  6. calculate
  7. believe
  8. theory
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  • Figures assume a married, two-earner couple with one child earning $99,999 and are not adjusted for inflation.
    — Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Walczak’s estimates assume local governments raise tax rates enough to fully replace the lost revenue, based on state property records for every parcel in Florida.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of assume
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  • One cattle producer quoted in the New York Times estimated that using smart collars had saved him nearly $1 million in cattle health costs.
    — Robert Kelly, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • By the 1920s, it was estimated that one out of seven Long Islanders belonged to the Ku Klux Klan.
    — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of estimate
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  • Most Americans don’t want more data centers and think AI is developing too fast.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Although the mattress developed some minor misshaping after a month of heavy use, Moon still thinks it’s packed with value.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of think
Noun
  • The dynamic of a tough running game keeps the defense guessing, and that’s really all the Chiefs need to be deadly.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • There’s outward social and internalized pressure on the Dashwood sisters to marry, and do it quickly, but per any Austen tale, the path is blotchy and blocked by obstacles and second-guessing.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of guessing
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  • Rodríguez was initially supposed to serve only 90 days as acting president, but has remained in office and has made no move to call an election.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • David Moore, who fields the short-field punts precisely because he’s supposed to be sure-handed, muffed one.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of suppose
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  • Scores from the law firm are calculated by analyzing the number of cyclist victims, change in victim rate and bicycle-friendly community recognition.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Official satellite data showed the rainforest lost 1,300 square miles from August 2025 through July, the period used to calculate the annual rate.
    — Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of calculate
Verb
  • For that reason, Republicans believe the seat is a likely pickup this fall in what is otherwise a difficult midterm environment.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, Head of National Counter Terrorism Policing in the UK, said police believed the country Abdulkarim was assisting was Iran.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of believe
Noun
  • Pike didn’t always have such a cogent theory of the power of the body in performance.
    — Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The idea that the absence of private property and systematic inequality automatically removes coercion—which forms the core of the Marxist theory of history—is not proven.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
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