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theorizes

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present tense third-person singular of theorize

as in speculates

to think of or suggest ideas about what is possibly true or real; to form or suggest a theory about something Many scientists have theorized about the possibility of life on other planets.

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Recent Examples of theorizes But doctoral student Jonathan Carcache theorizes that the lousewort is helping its neighbors as much as stealing from them. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 While climate change has had a negative effect on innumerable populations, Kohl theorizes that black vultures — and vultures, in general — may represent an exception. — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026 The other hypothesis theorizes supermassive black hole seeds came from a large gas cloud collapsing, due to its large mass and strong gravity, into a black hole. — Mary Ogborn, The Conversation, 25 June 2026 One answer is the Rare Earth hypothesis, which theorizes that our planet really is special. — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 12 June 2026 Gavin theorizes that maybe everything is a little too nice, a little too boring, and Kenny wants some more passion in his relationship. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 June 2026 Hill theorizes it’ll get customers through lines faster. — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026 Now, one team of researchers theorizes that such cosmic titans could have come about before their time, thanks to changes made to galaxies by energy released by the decay of dark matter. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026 Conger theorizes instead that Block way over-hired by more than doubling its workforce since 2019. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026

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Berman speculates that Meta will next settle the school districts case, which stemmed from some 1,200 districts across the country accusing the Facebook parent and other social media companies of spreading intentionally addictive features.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
At the same time, Caillier speculates that the rugs are strong enough to stand on their own.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 Aug. 2026

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