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  • verb Present participle of hypothesize.

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Examples

  • Later, she said that Rove was incorrect in hypothesizing that her TLC television show would hurt her presidential image, arguing that Ronald Reagan had launched his political career after leaving a successful career as a big name on the silver screen.

    Sarah Palin Blasts Politico's 'Crap' Story The Huffington Post 2010

  • Later, she said that Rove was incorrect in hypothesizing that her TLC television show would hurt her presidential image, arguing that Ronald Reagan had launched his political career after leaving a successful career as a big name on the silver screen.

    Sarah Palin Blasts Politico's 'Crap' Story The Huffington Post 2010

  • Later, she said that Rove was incorrect in hypothesizing that her TLC television show would hurt her presidential image, arguing that Ronald Reagan had launched his political career after leaving a successful career as a big name on the silver screen.

    Sarah Palin Blasts Politico's 'Crap' Story The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • Amy, I'm just finishing up a chapter on chapter books for our forthcoming book for parents, and one thing I'm hypothesizing is that the best chapter books have characters who rely more on their friends than parents or teachers, and that reading at that stage is all about peer-sociability.

    "Mad Bitches Against Gay People" Roger Sutton 2007

  • Mazzeo takes some liberties with Clicquot's story, such as hypothesizing about how she would have felt fleeing the French Revolution in a carriage as a young girl or the joy she felt at pulling off the daring shipment to Russia.

    Macleans.ca 2008

  • The good news is that the researchers actually looked to see if there were parabens in the breast tissue, rather than just hypothesizing that it might be there.

    Susan M. Love: Parabens and Breast Cancer: A New Study Brings More Questions Than Answers Susan M. Love 2012

  • I'm simply hypothesizing that Soderbergh is a machine from the future sent back through time to protect us all with crazy amounts of film work.

    Steven Soderbergh Enlists An All-Star Cast For ‘Contagion’ » MTV Movies Blog 2010

  • Of the remaining studies, one focuses on the detection of cannabinoids and their metabolites on drug screens, while the other, entitled "Effects of Smoked Marijuana on Risk Taking and Decision Making Tasks," seeks to establish pot-related harms, hypothesizing that subjects "demonstrate poorer decision-making abilities and increased risk-taking behaviors" after smoking marijuana.

    Paul Armentano: Change We Can Believe In? Not for Medical Marijuana Research Paul Armentano 2011

  • Geological Survey's (USGS) Multi Hazards Demonstration Project (MHDP) just presented a document hypothesizing the effects of a massive winter storm on the state of California.

    California's Hypothetical Superstorm: Real Risk Or Media Hysteria? Anna Almendrala 2011

  • Geological Survey's (USGS) Multi Hazards Demonstration Project (MHDP) just presented a document hypothesizing the effects of a massive winter storm on the state of California.

    California's Hypothetical Superstorm: Real Risk Or Media Hysteria? Anna Almendrala 2011

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