How to Use hypothesize in a Sentence

hypothesize

verb
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  • Psychologists hypothesized that his odd behavior was caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain.
  • Both produced the kinds of flows that had been hypothesized.
    — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 4 Apr. 2024
  • But scientists hypothesize that that might not have always been the case.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2020
  • The researchers hypothesized that the closer the injured muscle was to the body the more likely the surgery would occur.
    — Jennifer Vilcarino, ABC News, 3 July 2024
  • Scientists hypothesize the two original black holes formed from an even smaller black hole merger.
    — Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 3 Sep. 2020
  • Online observers created private groups to hypothesize about the case.
    — K. Sophie Will, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2020
  • At the time, officials hypothesized that the new geyser could someday outshine the park’s more popular destinations.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 15 July 2024
  • Some scientists hypothesize that the ammonites couldn’t survive the aftermath because of the sudden decline of their main food source: marine plankton.
    — Amy McKeever, National Geographic, 4 Aug. 2020
  • The researchers hypothesized that the higher a person’s PDHI score, the lower their risk of being among the deceased.
    — Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
  • Scientists hypothesize that these sequences protect us from diseases that existed tens of thousands of years ago when humans still interbred with those more ancient hominids.
    — Joseph Osmundson, The New Republic, 30 July 2020
  • Experts hypothesize that because everyone involved wore a face covering, transmission was curbed.
    — Shaena Montanari, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Based on earlier data from men, the researchers had hypothesized that these relative-to-muscle values would be less affected by aging than the relative-to-whole-body values.
    — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 10 July 2024
  • The researchers hypothesized that SSSB could also be understudied due to funding bias.
    — James Factora, Them, 24 June 2024
  • And what Jim Scott hypothesized was that in fact, that’s not at all the case.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 26 July 2023
  • That led him to hypothesize the same might apply for the virus that had just emerged from Wuhan.
    — Lisa Du, Bloomberg.com, 19 Nov. 2020
  • The unique position of the wound led the researchers to hypothesize that the frill was punctured from the back.
    — New York Times, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Some studies have hypothesized tiny clots in the cells that persist for a long time may be the cause of some symptoms.
    — Arianna Johnson, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • These calls vary in intensity and speed, which some experts hypothesize may have to do with the type of threat the prairie dog is facing.
    — Anton L. Delgado, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2021
  • This led the researchers to hypothesize that tubeworm larvae were squirming through crevices below the seafloor to reach new vents.
    — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Scholars hypothesize that it may have been hidden around the time of the Spanish invasion of 1521 C.E.
    — Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2022
  • Experts hypothesize that the virus homes in on those cells, disrupting the pathway for the neurons to get to their destination in the brain.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2021
  • This prompted more of the cancer-fighting cells to stick around the site of the brain tumors and, the researchers hypothesized, would reduce the amount of the immunotherapy elsewhere in the body.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The researchers hypothesize that sunlight may actually pass through the ice and heat up the ground beneath it.
    — Mike Wehner, BGR, 25 Mar. 2021
  • Since 1645, scientists have hypothesized about the presence of water on the Moon.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023
  • This could be part of the reason that younger people scored lower overall, Maertens’s team hypothesized.
    — Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 5 July 2023
  • Researchers have hypothesized that there may be a persistent virus in some select areas of the body.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 8 Mar. 2023
  • In 2019, a powerful plume rose up from inside it, NASA has hypothesized, and blasted off a chunk of the star’s outer layer.
    — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2023
  • These responses is hypothesized to be seen again on April 8.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The Italian Air Force has not confirmed the exact cause of the accident, but has hypothesized there was a bird strike during the very first phases of takeoff.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 16 Sep. 2023
  • This forms a distinct layer that might be an ideal place for eggs to hatch and develop, the researchers hypothesize.
    — Douglas Main, Animals, 18 Dec. 2020

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