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surmise

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He could surmise one item in keeping with young women of Somali heritage.

“In retrospect, one could surmise that ISIS has been working towards this point for years now,” he says.

In any event, Sarkozy supporters are correct to surmise that his detention is bad timing for the comeback bid.

She did, however, choose to surmise that “The nationality of the shooter, it sounds Hispanic, Latino,” based on his name.

But herein—so according to one rose-colored surmise from Mad Men—lies the problem with my fantasy—it was just a fantasy.

Twas inevitable that they should pry and surmise––surmising much more than they dared pry.

It may be difficult to surmise what has been the fate of these unfortunate men.

He was not to suppose or surmise that it bothered or burdened her to be with him.

But excuse us; our business is to state facts and not to wonder or surmise.

Her hand was dabbing furtively at her face for a purpose which Pierre could not surmise.

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On this page you'll find 145 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to surmise, such as: assumption, attempt, conjecture, deduction, guesstimate, and guesswork.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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