surmise
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But as anyone who has seen her in “Parks and Recreation” or other roles would surmise, Plaza says, “I have cat-like tendencies and relate more to cats.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
We don’t really know who Isidora was: We can surmise that she was, most likely, the wife of a man of means, of high but not regal status.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
From what we can surmise, the baby is a device to showcase the nobility of the show’s male characters or lack thereof.
From Salon • Jul. 4, 2025
In this eerie, rather primitive context, its easy to surmise that the murderess is a witch.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024
Secondly we must see, as well as we can surmise it from the facts we know of, what he has done here.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Vocabulary lists containing surmise
The Great Gatsby
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Grade 10, List 2
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