dead reckonings

plural of dead reckoning

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Noun
  • Back in November 2023, the Oscar winner chatted with Kylie Jenner for Interview magazine and denied cosmetic enhancement speculations by crediting her makeup artist for his optical illusion glam.
    Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Often expressed in metaphor, geomyths preserve natural knowledge, understanding, and speculations about how landscapes were formed, as well as memories of catastrophes and their impact on human communities.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Jason Oppenheim, president and founder of The Oppenheim Group, addressed the theories during an interview with PEOPLE in August 2020.
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • There will always be such corners of the Universe, because all of our theories rely on some assumptions, some approximations, and have some boundaries.
    Big Think, Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Halfway between Australia and Hawaii, Nikumaroro plays a key role in one of two rival hypotheses that seek to explain what happened to the famed aviator Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, who went missing in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
  • But Jamey VanVliet, special agent in charge at the Nashville ATF office, did not say what those hypotheses were.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 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
  • The universal shade takes the guesswork out of shade matching.
    Deanna Pai, Allure, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Despite Canales’ reticence, there’s little guesswork involved.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Dead reckonings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dead%20reckonings. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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