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as in to speculate (about)
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Recent Examples of second-guess
Trump administration lawyers have argued that the courts have no power to second-guess the president’s assertion.
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 1 Oct. 2025
Empowering Educators With Behavioral Insights A common concern among educators is that new data systems might be burdensome or even second-guess their professional judgment.
—Haozhen Yang, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
That ruling gave courts more power to second-guess federal agencies’ interpretation of the laws that govern their activities.
—Arthur Allen, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
Kenley Jansen clearly isn’t one to second-guess himself, not after 16 years in the major leagues and 470 saves.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 1 Oct. 2025
Empowering Educators With Behavioral Insights A common concern among educators is that new data systems might be burdensome or even second-guess their professional judgment.
—Haozhen Yang, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
That ruling gave courts more power to second-guess federal agencies’ interpretation of the laws that govern their activities.
—Arthur Allen, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
Kenley Jansen clearly isn’t one to second-guess himself, not after 16 years in the major leagues and 470 saves.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for second-guess
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With the right guardrails in place, investors don't have to outguess the market.—
Chris Stevens,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Fed and the Markets both appear to be trying to outguess each other.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes,
23 Sep. 2021
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Tuchel came to Monaco for a meeting with United’s leaders two weeks after the FA Cup final, in which Ten Hag’s side outsmarted and defeated Manchester City for a momentous win.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
1 Nov. 2025
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Chris Hemsworth and Halle Berry team up to outsmart Mark Ruffalo in a new trailer for their heist movie Crime 101.—
Katherine Schaffstall,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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Tools can track a worker’s every keystroke and mouse movement and analyze his or her emails.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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According to Google, Gemini analyzes data on 250 million places and compares it with Street View images to find the most visible and useful landmarks.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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Through the streets of World War I Paris, the bohemian artist attempts to outmaneuver bombs, policemen, girlfriends, and critics in an increasingly desperate search of a home for his art.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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Alongside her estranged husband Ryan, the devout Moses (Hill), and new allies Samson (Feliz) and Delilah (Obsidian), Virginia must outmaneuver billionaire cult leader Luther Bell, played with magnetic menace by Esposito.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
4 Oct. 2025
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In particular, researchers have been exploring the extent to which language models can reason about language itself.—
Steve Nadis,
Quanta Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
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The bride tried to reason, insisting her niece was perfect for the role.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Maduro has in any case outwitted dozens of attempts to depose him over the years.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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Time and Numbers—there’s no outwitting them.—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Even if those traits have been on display for years and Antetokounmpo has stacked up great performances for over a decade, Turner believes people need to take time to appreciate his consistent excellence.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Officials believe that lightning was the cause of the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Governor Kathy Hochul, whose own term has been defined by attempts to override local municipalities that thwart housing development and density, also supports the plan.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
24 Oct. 2025
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Federico Gatti was also excellent in thwarting Madrid’s attacks.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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