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dead reckonings

noun

plural of dead reckoning
as in speculations

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  1. speculations
  2. theories
  3. hypotheses
  4. theses
  5. guesswork
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
  • Swipe it on and then start formulating your own beauty theories.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The theories that describe the interactions of elementary particles are based on certain symmetries, meaning properties of a system that remain unchanged despite transformation.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 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
  • There’s always been this idea of not viewing hip-hop through that same business lens, and that’s really one of the theses of this book.
    — Alex Gonzalez, VIBE.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The funding will help close final-year tuition gaps and support the creation of senior theses and graduate collections.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of theses
Noun
  • The gestures required to shape a stone tool were precise and difficult to learn through guesswork alone.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Take the guesswork out of decorating with these foolproof formulas.
    — Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of guesswork
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“Dead reckonings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dead%20reckonings. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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