dead reckonings

plural of dead reckoning

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Noun
  • Uncovering this story, coupled with the recognition that the raw ingredients that led to life on Earth are found in billions of star systems across our galaxy and in trillions of galaxies across the observable Universe, has led to some tremendous questions and some equally tremendous speculations.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The speculations are rife with staunch reason justifying why Tesla could embrace this big shift this month.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • De Stijl’s theories were a product of their time.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2025
  • This could ultimately help scientists rule out certain theories for dark matter and focus on others, saving a great deal of research funding for future projects.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The prize recipients tested profound quantum mechanical hypotheses through clear and rigorous experimentation.
    Zhixin Wang, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
  • None of those jack-of-all-trades models came up with the hypotheses that proved experimentally correct.
    Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At the end of the semester, there’s a special evening event where all the seniors read from their theses, and this is my absolute favorite moment of the semester.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Liu emphasizes that the work provides students with opportunities to explore bold ideas, gain hands-on experience, and produce complete theses that prepare them for future scientific careers.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Kovatchev, however, thought that people with diabetes could benefit from an artificial pancreas and that the potential for error would be significantly less than what resulted from patient guesswork.
    Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Heart-Healthy Diets to Try Consider following a heart-healthy eating plan to take the guesswork out of meal planning.
    Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Dead reckonings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dead%20reckonings. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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