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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An organization that can't see what its own people know can't reason from it or build on it, and ends up making the same mistakes in three places at once.

— Panos Siozos, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
China is betting big on humanoid robots, which the nation’s technology leaders see as key agents in the race to artificial general intelligence (AGI) – an AI system with human-level ability to reason and act.

— Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of reason

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By the time Wade was making his decision, league sources said, there was an inkling that the Sixers’ pursuit of Brown had become serious enough that those involved believed there was a legitimate chance a deal could happen.

— Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Perhaps some voters will decide not to vote, believing the election is a fait accompli.

— Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of believe

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Your essay concludes with a reflection on the financial difficulties that come with working in print journalism.

— Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
German officials said police findings, intelligence information and the methods used in the attack led Berlin to conclude Russia was responsible.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of conclude

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As of July 11, 70% of the nearly 66,000 people in ICE custody had no criminal conviction, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, which analyzes federal immigration data.

— María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
The average wage is determined by analyzing 20 fire departments to be chosen by the Department of Human Resources and the firefighter union, Cal Fire Local 1881.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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