speculate (about)

Definition of speculate (about)next

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speculate (about)
Verb
  • The judge reasoned that there remain factual disputes for jurors to weigh.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 June 2026
  • Most operators have already embedded machine learning into parts of their organizations; many are actively piloting generative AI; and a growing number are now exploring agentic systems, or AI architectures capable of reasoning across tasks and interacting with multiple data sources.
    Hakan Ekmen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Police believe the incident occurred when at least two people began shooting at each other at the festival.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 June 2026
  • But that, believe it or not, isn't very big for here.
    John Ramos, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • Party activists like her but concluded this is not her time.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026
  • Citing Florida’s Office of Economic and Demographic Research, investment bank UBS crunched the rosy numbers and concluded that promised benefits are off.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.
    Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
  • The Lipoprotein Insulin Resistance (LP-IR) Test estimates the body’s response to insulin by analyzing patterns in blood fats and assigning a score from zero to 100.
    Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026
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“Speculate (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculate%20%28about%29. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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