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brain waves

noun

plural of brain wave
as in theories

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  1. theories
  2. hypotheses
  3. convictions
  4. observations
  5. conjectures
  6. assumptions
  7. speculations
  8. guesses
Noun
  • And so, at first light, when firefighters had won the day and the smoke cleared to reveal the ostrich flock still standing, the sight didn’t lead to any reconsideration of the night’s theories of clandestine slaughter.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The grand jury didn't find any evidence suggesting a crime occurred, or that Wells' death was motivated by race, and also took direct aim at the theories circulating on social media about the people on the boats.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of theories
Noun
  • This kind of attempt to observe without tackling with hypotheses and conjectures and theories, right?
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In science, this means systems that can generate hypotheses, run experiments, analyze results and produce scientific papers.
    — Julio Ottino, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of hypotheses
Noun
  • Prosecutors also secured convictions against accomplices Syed Ruhel Ahmed, 46, Shahed Alom, 32, and Ruhel Choudhry, 36.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Tori was settling into her own convictions just as Layla once had, and Khalil was torn between his dreams and his reality, much like Spencer used to be.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of convictions
Noun
  • The first limitation is that from my observations, AI fluency is easy to fake and hard to verify.
    — Stephen Snyder, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The recent observations of MACS J0417 are just the latest chapter in Hubble's remarkable journey.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of observations
Noun
  • There have been a lot of conjectures, but little in the way of actual proof of what took place.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 May 2026
  • As part of the effort to prove these conjectures, Grothendieck proposed his notion of a scheme.
    — Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 20 May 2026
Definition of conjectures
Noun
  • An institution unable to revise imagery becomes a museum of assumptions.
    — Frank Porcu, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • And archaeologists not involved with the study are wary of making assumptions as to why ancient people were attracted to betel nuts.
    — Pien Huang, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of assumptions
Noun
  • Such speculations reflect the richness of possibilities that the new work opens up.
    — Philip Ball, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Their speculations, although deemed inaccurate by later historians, helped shape popular understandings of the ancient druids.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of speculations
Noun
  • Below are all of our guesses on what’s still on the showgirl’s mind in between the main act and the encore.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • It should also be based on the property’s actual operating history, not optimistic guesses.
    — David Crown, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of guesses
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