speculates (about)

present tense third-person singular of speculate (about)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for speculates (about)
Verb
  • Whether the Yankees are willing to make that type of commitment to a player who will be 37 years old by the time the contract extension concludes will be perhaps the most critical question for the legendary franchise in the coming offseason.
    Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The dramatic decline in insect populations captured in the study underscores both the global scale of the biodiversity crisis and the pressing need for comprehensive monitoring and conservation efforts, a press release concludes.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • To train Voyager, researchers developed software that automatically analyzes existing videos to process camera movements and calculate depth for every frame—eliminating the need for humans to manually label thousands of hours of footage.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Doctors can also take endometrial biopsies and hysteroscopies, which analyzes period tissue, and can help catch pre-cancer earlier.
    Sam Manzella, Flow Space, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Similar to the leadoff batter beginning with a home run in baseball, the senior setter/right-side hitter believes that an ace sets a certain tone in volleyball.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Chaz Fortune, a credible messenger and director of YAP, believes tailoring the program to what the youths need and being truthful is most important.
    Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Speculates (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculates%20%28about%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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