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theorize

[thee-uh-rahyz, theer-ahyz] / ˈθi əˌraɪz, ˈθɪər aɪz /


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Reappropriation works, the researchers theorize, because it signals confidence and humor on the part of the brand, especially when the insult seems mild or unjustified.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

She can imagine, she can theorize, she can try to do justice.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

When faced with a particularly puzzling case and not much evidence to go on, Sherlock Holmes once said, “It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.”

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

And because it’s socially acceptable for women to get work done, some even theorize that having Instagram Face denotes success and upward mobility.

From Slate • Sep. 21, 2024

Physicists theorize that up to 27 percent of the mass-energy content of the universe is composed of what they refer to as dark matter.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson




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