speculate (about)

Definition of speculate (about)next

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Verb
  • Floyd also reasoned that the case shouldn’t be regarded as moot, even though the players have exhausted their NCAA eligibility.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • For now, however, Dehghani suggests that people should resist using AI to generate ideas or to reason.
    Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This was believed to be the first time in baseball history a player has robbed three homers in one game.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Police said it was believed the driver initiated the right turn and hit the bicyclist, a 69-year-old man from Joliet, believed to have been traveling eastbound on the sidewalk on the south side of West Jefferson Street and had entered the roadway to cross Springfield Avenue.
    Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • At the time, Harold's autopsy concluded his death was caused by multiple, serious cardiac issues including pericarditis, an inflammation of the sac around the heart.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • With roster movement already underway and a top-25 recruiting class incoming, the season that just concluded serves as a foundation rather than a finished product.
    Aaron Segal, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The measure advances Howard County Executive Calvin Ball's Interfaith Action Plan, which analyzed 12 areas in an effort to ensure that all religious communities receive compassion, justice and care.
    JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The report analyzed data from single-family homes that were at least 50% destroyed in the fire, including building permit applications, property sale records and fire damage assessments, as well as race and ethnicity markers for potential disparities.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Speculate (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculate%20%28about%29. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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