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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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
Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
That also allows for some telling ambiguities: In a town that is fairly uniform in its comfortable whiteness, there’s little way to guess upfront where individuals may land on certain polarizing political issues.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
This usually would be a good guess—the mainstream media, especially those who are addicted to social media, tend to be out of touch.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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In other words, influencer marketing data analysis allows companies to transition from guessing to knowing, therefore making smarter and more effective decisions.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
That also allows for some telling ambiguities: In a town that is fairly uniform in its comfortable whiteness, there’s little way to guess upfront where individuals may land on certain polarizing political issues.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
Noun
My opening guess, SPOIL, left me with over 300 possible remaining solutions, and OVARY only slashed that to 11, though my instinct to put the ‘O’ out front was on point.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
This usually would be a good guess—the mainstream media, especially those who are addicted to social media, tend to be out of touch.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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But as the two creatives note, maybe there’s a bit of profiling going on if Star Wars fans instantly assumed that Neel and Max Rebo share alien DNA.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
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Named after the Byzantine Generals Problem, BFT addresses the fundamental challenge of maintaining system integrity in environments where trust cannot be assumed.Gary Weinstein, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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By 2022, the Pew Research Center estimates there were more than 725,000 Indians living illegally in the U.S., behind only Mexicans and El Salvadorans.Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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The Peterson Institute for International Economics estimates the tariffs could raise only about $225 billion a year.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Kempton was basically a liberal, but WFB loved to publish him in National Review — which rubbed some people the wrong way: people who thought of NR as more of a political enterprise than a magazine.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024
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She was thought to be in the Green Canyon Way Trail area of Welches in Oregon, according to the sheriff's department.Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
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He was initially supposed to be a service dog but failed training.Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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The controversial feature was originally supposed to debut alongside Copilot Plus PCs in June, but Microsoft was forced to hold back Recall after security concerns were raised.Tom Warren, The Verge, 22 Nov. 2024
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With Jenna recently going off to college, OP figured the tradition might come to an end.Angela Andaloro, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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The views from the sideline and in Jerry Jones’ owner’s suite said it all, as there was a ton of head shaking and exasperated looks with the team pressing to figure it out.Scott Thompson, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Furthermore, Flick doesn't believe that there is an overdependence on the prodigy, with Barca only losing in the league this season when he hasn't been involved or started - away at Osasuna in September and again on the road Real Sociedad last time out.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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Where the note came from, its two-page length and the specific amount of money demanded (which police later learned was almost the same amount as John's previous Christmas bonus) led some investigators to believe that it had been staged.Emily Blackwood, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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While the triggers for the extreme cold at that time are debated, prevailing theories involve changes in tectonic plate activity, including the release of particles into the atmosphere that reflected sunlight away from Earth.Liam Courtney-Davies, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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One theory is that its effects may have something to do with the drugs’ ability to induce the feeling of satiation.Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The buyer and seller got into a car and followed the men suspected of taking the money.Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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It is superseded by the trigger law but still allows for civil suits against people suspected of performing abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Guess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guess. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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