SPECULATES (ABOUT) Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

speculates (about)

verb

present tense third-person singular of speculate (about)

as in frets (about or over)

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The consultant reasons by filling a notebook with calculations, then hands you a one-sentence answer, and keeps the notebook.

— Adam Fish, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
How the Fed reasons its way to agreements is as important as the agreements.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2026

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The Fed’s latest policy meeting concludes less than a week before the midterm elections, which have focused heavily on concerns about the cost of living and affordability.

— Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Diiv will meet the world in 2027 with a massive tour, which kicks off in Sydney in February and concludes with a hometown London show in June.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026

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Its bot ingests and analyzes the data from a patient's bloodwork, then makes recommendations (for follow-up testing, medications, etc), then that is all reviewed by a human physician.

— Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 30 Oct. 2026
That has had a chilling effect on immigrant communities living in the state according to Gabriela Ramirez-Perez, the immigration and economic security policy analyst with the Oklahoma Policy Institute, a think tank that analyzes state policy.

— Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of analyzes

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Larter believes engineers could develop similar mechanisms for hundreds of ordnance types.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Without a clear owner, those recommendations circulate and generate input, and often the leader believes the recommendations turn into action.

— Maureen Metcalf, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

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