- past tense form of hypothesize.
- past participle of hypothesize.
hypothesized
Example Sentences
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He also hypothesized that Tesla could cut vehicle or FSD prices to make its EVs more affordable and attractive to consumers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
He hypothesized that the drug might reduce blood clotting and thus prevent heart attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
The genes were biologically "toxic" to humans, researchers hypothesized, and eventually purged out -- in essence, the children who inherited those traits might not have lived to pass them on.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
"Essentially, constipation disrupts the intestinal microbiota, which worsens kidney function. Working backwards, we hypothesized that we could improve kidney function by treating constipation."
From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2025
Properly called the Öpik–Oort cloud, it is named for the Estonian astronomer Ernst Öpik, who hypothesized its existence in 1932, and for the Dutch astronomer Jan Oort, who refined the calculations eighteen years later.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
