SPECULATE (ABOUT) Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

speculate (about)

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Definition of speculate (about)

as in to fixate (on or upon)

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Backwards reasoning like this reminds me of Adlai Stevenson’s presidential campaign 70 years ago.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Forcing Riyadh back to that table Perhaps the most important factor, however, is that the Houthis reasoned conditions on the ground were increasingly favorable for an offensive.

— Mahad D. Darar, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of reason

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Today, scientists believe these subterranean formations could offer a reliable solution to the clean energy transition’s biggest storage challenge.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Russia took a step toward that future in August, when three Ukrainian civilians outside a gas station in Zaporizhzhia were killed by a drone believed to have been fully guided by AI.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of believe

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Researchers typically devise decoding algorithms that run either on CPU’s, Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), or a field-programmable gate array to analyze these syndromes and then apply a correction to the computation.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
This tool can run in the background to analyze older videos and suggest ways to boost them for more views.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

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