as in speculation
the act or process of finding an answer by guessing
This book takes the guesswork out of buying a home. Calculating the drug's long-term effects is pure guesswork.
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Recent Examples of guesswork
This fly rod outfit is basically a one-and-done kit for getting out on the water fast and takes the guesswork out of learning all the ins and outs of fly fishing gear.
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Francesca Krempa, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
And each guest gets to choose their own adventure, taking the guesswork out of accommodating various food preferences and appetites.
—Callie Sumlin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Dec. 2025
Look 5 The Darong 2-piece Matching Set takes all the guesswork out of getting dressed for travel days.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
Clear copy removes ambiguity, guiding interpretation rather than forcing guesswork.
—William Jones, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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Francesca Krempa, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
And each guest gets to choose their own adventure, taking the guesswork out of accommodating various food preferences and appetites.
—Callie Sumlin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Dec. 2025
Look 5 The Darong 2-piece Matching Set takes all the guesswork out of getting dressed for travel days.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
Clear copy removes ambiguity, guiding interpretation rather than forcing guesswork.
—William Jones, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guesswork
Noun
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Like most fiction, it’s made up of experiences, imagination, ideas, memories, emotions, speculation, knowledge and research.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Rumors of their split began swirling in late June, and speculation grew when Bloom arrived in Venice for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánches Bezos' wedding without Perry.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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At Microsoft, the work was no longer about small experiments with no real-world inference.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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There have been anti-China rallies in downtown Seoul in recent months, where protesters chanted racist slurs and made unsubstantiated claims of Chinese inference in South Korean politics.—
Se Eun Gong,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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The old world was one of conjecture, miracles and guesswork.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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Amenabar seems to root his screenplay on conjectures about the writer’s sexuality, which many scholars consider latterday projection.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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The special explores theories about why the thieves targeted specific displays, who orchestrated this brazen operation and which fatal flaws in their plan ultimately led to their capture.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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The showgirl theory also holds in that fashion diapers seem to have taken off almost only among celebrities.—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
5 Nov. 2025
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