speculated (about)

past tense of speculate (about)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for speculated (about)
Verb
  • Herodotus reasoned that had Helen in fact been within the walls of Troy instead of in Egypt, the Trojans would surely have surrendered her to the Greeks rather than allow their city to be destroyed.
    Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
  • If Newman couldn’t have killed Scott, the police reasoned, perhaps his brother had.
    Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As dinner concluded, Cynthia Erivo took the microphone to invite everyone to continue the celebration.
    Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Finally, panelists concluded by talking about the importance of guardrails that protect creators and their intellectual property.
    Andrew McGowan, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Speculated (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculated%20%28about%29. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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