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  • noun Surmise.

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  • noun rare Surmise.

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  • noun surmise

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  • noun a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

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Examples

  • I mean, there could be people, former KGB -- this is complete surmisal, John -- but could be people like that who were uncomfortable, didn't like, hated Litvinenko for getting some information on this, and wanted to get him for another reason.

    CNN Transcript Nov 24, 2006 2006

  • I mean, there could be people, former KGB -- this is complete surmisal (ph), John -- but could be people like that who were uncomfortable, didn't like, hated Litvinenko for getting some information on this and wanted to get him for another reason.

    CNN Transcript Nov 24, 2006 2006

  • DOUGHERTY: ... that's still surmisal at this point.

    CNN Transcript Dec 11, 2004 2004

  • Our surmisal on the surface is that, you know, with the continued success and utilization of that rate, if we get another 12 to 15 out of there, then we have taken a significant amount of water out of there.

    CNN Transcript Jul 26, 2002 2002

  • "It comes from Miss Ward's room," was her second surmisal.

    Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus Jessie Graham [pseud.] Flower

  • Nor was she mistaken in this surmisal, for the instant the boy's eyes unclosed in response to Susie's energetic shaking, he demanded, "Does Tabitha -- know where I am?"

    Tabitha's Vacation Ruth Alberta Brown

  • The company came under suspicion after it was observed in a Wall Street Journal report that it could have supplied the necessary eavesdropping equipment to Iran, although it was more a surmisal rather than a firm accusation.

    Maximum PC all RSS Feed 2009

  • And i surmisal there's ever a payment on pridefulness wherever you haw be.

    Planet Malaysia 2009

  • And i surmisal there's ever a payment on pridefulness wherever you haw be.

    www.awesomeblogs.com 2009

  • The company came under suspicion after it was observed in a Wall Street Journal report that it could have supplied the necessary eavesdropping equipment to Iran, although it was more a surmisal rather than a firm accusation.

    Maximum PC all RSS Feed 2009

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