dead reckonings

Definition of dead reckoningsnext
plural of dead reckoning

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Noun
  • Sure, there are plenty of rumors and speculations about her scents du jour, but these are the top three that are confirmed mainstays in her rotation.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 7 Mar. 2026
  • While speculations grow around when the wedding took place, Law Roach previously told The Cutting Room Floor podcast that no one in the public will ever know the details about their nuptials.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • His practical advice fares better than both his theories and his pallid attempts at profundity.
    Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • By improving their algorithms and collecting more data, the team hopes to improve their measurements and possibly uncover deviations from existing theories.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Such failures provide a learning opportunity, a chance to reassess hypotheses and try again.
    Mariangela Lisanti, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Other active hypotheses that remain in play include that Gracey could have been drugged, taken drugs himself or ingested a large enough amount of alcohol to disorient himself.
    Michael Ruiz , Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Read more about that here and check out theses photos of the behemoth that carries rockets around the space center.
    Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The discipline has built a vast array of empirical theses deep inside this single ideology—liberalism—and, in doing so, has naturalized it.
    Jason Blakely, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Take the guesswork out of your packing routine before your next vacation with this digital luggage scale.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Still, this involves a bit of guesswork.
    Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
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“Dead reckonings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dead%20reckonings. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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