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surmise

[ser-mahyz, ser-mahyz, sur-mahyz] / sərˈmaɪz, sərˈmaɪz, ˈsɜr maɪz /




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Blog: Silas writes essays from time to time on his blog, A Country Boy Can Surmise.

From Time Magazine Archive

Franklin Roosevelt grimaced, declared that all reports of whom he would nominate should be labeled "Surmise No. 23."

From Time Magazine Archive

Surmise and fancy have no place in my scheme of thought.

From The Parasite by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Ruth asks timidly, and just hazarding a Surmise that had oft been mooted betwixt Arabella and herself.

From The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... by Sala, George Augustus

Surmise ought to keep a lot of them guessing.

From The New Pun Book by Brown, Thomas A.




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