theorized

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of theorize.
  theorize

  verb (used without object)

  to form a theory or theories.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of theorize.
  theorize

  verb (used without object)

  to form a theory or theories.

Example Sentences

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theorized

By dialing down the sweetener in the original formula, the 70-year-old theorized, fellow chai addicts must now plunk down more for pumps of vanilla syrup or other add-ins to remake their drink.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Since at least the 1960s, economists have theorized that most people should annuitize a portion of their wealth by handing it to an insurance company in exchange for a lifelong monthly payment.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026

Please forgive this exercise in premise-granting, but this is where the theorized plot against Pratt goes from incoherent to illogical.

From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026

After her birth, McDaniel theorized that her daughter had “reorganized her pelvic bowl.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

The Kuiper belt was actually theorized by an astronomer named F. C. Leonard in 1930, but the name honors Gerard Kuiper, a Dutch native working in America, who expanded the idea.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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