speculates (about)

verb

present tense third-person singular of speculate (about)
as in frets (about or over)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speculates (about)
  1. reasons
  2. concludes
  3. analyzes
  4. believes
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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
Definition of reasons
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  • The report concludes that resilience must become a core strategic priority rather than a reactive response to crises.
    — Mitch New, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Once leadership concludes that the shift is structural, operational changes become more critical than budget cuts.
    — Erik Clarke, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of concludes
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  • Now, Instagram’s AI search engine analyzes the full context of a post, including the caption and the keywords in comments, to understand what a piece of content is about and who should see it.
    — Tonia Ryan, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The federal government keeps and analyzes extensive data on foster care demographics and knows a lot about other populations.
    — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of analyzes
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  • With her appointment of a special prosecutor, Hochul believes Van Houten is not up to the task.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Jones said the team believes its drilling results raise questions about some previous explanations of the site as a natural rock formation.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of believes
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