dead reckonings

plural of dead reckoning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dead reckonings
Noun
  • After hearing gunshots ring out in the middle of the night, residents soon feared two bears had been poached as speculations swirled, California wildlife officials say.
    Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In October 2020, more than two hundred years after the speculations of Michell, Laplace and von Soldner, a band of journalists gathered at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm to hear the Secretary General of the Academy announce the recipient of the year’s Nobel Prize in Physics.
    Big Think, Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Mid-century collective behavior theories considered social movements to be nonrational, spontaneous events occurring during moments of social and cultural breakdown.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Testing particle physics theories, the $8 billion LHC was composed of superconducting magnets that allowed scientists to study subatomic particles including protons, electrons, quarks and photons.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This flexible system allows performers to switch between hypotheses of how dinosaurs might have sounded.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Investigators initially had 12 hypotheses about what caused the deadly collapse, per The Miami Herald.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • These trends can create long-duration investment theses with asymmetric upside, especially as nations prioritize mineral independence and secure supply chains.
    Sahit Muja, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Replacing guesswork with measurable evidence empowers leaders to understand what’s really happening inside operations.
    Jim O'Brien, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Sundays for Dogs is designed to take the guesswork (and hassle) out of shopping for your dog's food.
    Kyley Warren, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Dead reckonings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dead%20reckonings. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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