Suspect
Suspect verb - To form an opinion from little or no evidence.
Work out and suspect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Work out" instead a verb "Suspect".
Nearby Words: suspected, suspecting
Work out
Work out verb - To find an answer for through reasoning.
Both terms in one sentence
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They instantly suspect this trope and try to work out who's responsible before one of them gets killed.
Source: Series / Inside No 9 -
While the cop is trying to work out what "sylph-like" means, another police officer enters saying they've arrested a suspect, whom he describes in the exact same purple prose.
Source: Purple Prose -
Despite Luna's disgust at being made to marry a much older guy, Marquis Fortis seems quite keen for their arranged marriage to work out, though some suspect he has ulterior motives.
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