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
In a constrained environment, good data is often the difference between guesswork and strategy.
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Rob Almond, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
That certainly could happen, but with tariffs and their impact shifting day-to-day, putting any number on the revenue impacts is nothing more than guesswork.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
Founded to cut through greenwash and guesswork, GenuTrace uses science—not slogans—to help brands verify the origin, authenticity and integrity of their materials.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 20 May 2025
Smarter, More Relevant Ad Targeting Media networks can take the guesswork out of digital advertising.
—Greg Brunk, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Rob Almond, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
That certainly could happen, but with tariffs and their impact shifting day-to-day, putting any number on the revenue impacts is nothing more than guesswork.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
Founded to cut through greenwash and guesswork, GenuTrace uses science—not slogans—to help brands verify the origin, authenticity and integrity of their materials.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 20 May 2025
Smarter, More Relevant Ad Targeting Media networks can take the guesswork out of digital advertising.
—Greg Brunk, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for guesswork
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guesswork
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And Princess Beatrice’s newest public appearance only added to that speculation.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
21 June 2025
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President Trump has raised speculation that the U.S. might soon join Israel's conflict with Iran.—
Armstrong Williams,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2025
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This is an area where companies like Pure Storage hope to provide primary storage to support existing model fine tuning and inference to solve real world solutions in a variety of industries.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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These metrics provide essential visibility into not just where energy is being consumed, but how efficiently it's being utilized across model training, inference, and supporting infrastructure.—
Aya Saed,
Time,
17 June 2025
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Trump Opens $5 Million Gold Card Visa Waitlist—What To Know Air India Plane Crash: Likely No Survivors Among 242 Passengers, Police Say (Live Updates) This is not mere conjecture.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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But that grand level of conjecture supports his case as the top player in this class.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2025
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By cultivating a multitude of such microbial habitats, the researchers can compare them and develop theories of how ecological communities work.—
Gabriel Popkin,
Quanta Magazine,
16 June 2025
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Years earlier, Leonardo had performed his own study of proportions, based on the theories of the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius.—
Steven Strogatz,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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“Guesswork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guesswork. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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