DEAD RECKONINGS Synonyms: 15 Similar Words

dead reckonings

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plural of dead reckoning

as in speculations

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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

Several theories involving collective electronic interactions remain possible.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Grueling weeks of testimony In a trial that stretched over five weeks, included more than 80 witnesses and attracted international attention to the issue of postpartum mental health, jurors heard competing theories about Clancy's mental condition.

— Carmel Wroth, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of theories

Noun

Once that understanding grounds a synthetic model, teams can ask new questions, explore hypotheses and test ideas without repeatedly starting from scratch.

— Abigail Stuart, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Diel and his fellow psychologists have a couple of hypotheses as to why people seem averse to AI food.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of hypotheses

Noun

And without one, treatment becomes guesswork, ineffective at best, harmful at worst.

— Jerome Groopman, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
Shopping for denim can be challenging, but Hand said Untuckit’s consistent sizing and fit can help alleviate some of the guesswork.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of guesswork

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