suspicions 1 of 2

noun

plural of suspicion
1
as in doubts
a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something all his promises were received with well-deserved suspicion

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2
as in hints
a very small amount new parents who were alarmed by just a suspicion of a rash on their baby's chest

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suspicions

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verb

present tense third-person singular of suspicion, chiefly dialect
as in guesses
to form an opinion from little or no evidence no one will ever suspicion that I'm the one who pulled the prank

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Recent Examples of suspicions
Noun
Birnbaum isn’t the only one whose suspicions were raised by the plan. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Among them, despite the doctors’ suspicions, 80% did not turn out to have evidence of tumors in their specimens, says Cercek. — Alice Park, Time, 21 Oct. 2026 Aware of the growing closeness between Caitlyn and her troubled patient, John keeps an indulgent but wary eye on them even as his suspicions about Matt’s role in the deaths grow. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 His expensive loafers and a Starbucks cup bearing a different name eventually raised suspicions. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 In the meantime, the case is already raising suspicions that the Saudi Arabian government may have been involved. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026 Her mother drank from the water bottle and realized there was a sour taste, sparking suspicions her water was being tampered with. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 The sketch eventually returns to its original premise, with the father finally agreeing to try the green eggs and ham — only for Sam-I-Am to reveal that Zackary’s suspicions were justified all along. — Anna Tingley, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026 In the doorframe was the manager, sniffing around, suspicions aroused. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspicions
  1. doubts
  2. hints
  3. guesses
  4. glimmers
  5. assumes
  6. sprinklings
  7. suspects
  8. specks
Noun
  • The cryptocurrency industry’s leading network of super PACs is yet again spending huge sums against Sherrod Brown in Ohio, despite doubts that the investment will pay off.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Well, on Monday, Overshown put those doubts to rest by tying for the team lead with six tackles and recording a game-sealing interception in the fourth quarter to thwart a Philadelphia comeback attempt.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of doubts
Noun
  • The two remain royals, but growing speculation hints that once Prince William ascends the throne, that might change.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Oct. 2026
  • But these were mere hints and premonitions of the kind of sway that humans now hold.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of hints
Verb
  • Logan Wright, the author of Broken China, guesses that growth is now running at no more than 1% — and may even be zero.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The system consists of a predictive algorithm that guesses how a robot is broken, along with robotic manipulators that actually take the broken robot apart.
    — Kohava Mendelsohn, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of guesses
Noun
  • Curt Cignetti has not just provided a championship mindset for the passionate fans that were sitting through days of blowouts and small glimmers of hope in past years.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Still, Crow—the ever-optimist, as her body of work proves—clings on to the glimmers of hope from leaders of the world who do show us the best parts of humanity.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of glimmers
Verb
  • The overbuild risk The market may already have overbuilt relative to the payback window that data center financing assumes.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Maybe The Mob assumes that someone tuning in to this show is also a loyal viewer of all other reality shows and are aware of whatever drama Demi and Harry are carrying into this setting.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of assumes
Noun
  • My grandmother’s version typically called just for the addition of generous sprinklings of Lawry’s garlic salt and black pepper—and that’s it.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Definition of sprinklings
Verb
  • Kaula suspects a few of his colleagues were trapped in the basement.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • McDowell suspects the engine fired slightly harder or longer than intended.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of suspects
Noun
  • The source was generally in good condition, but mold spots and dense clusters of small white specks required careful treatment.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Breakouts can look like milder, painless white bumps or dark specks known as whiteheads and blackheads, or more painful red bumps and deeper cysts — a mark of cystic acne.
    — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
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