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Recent Examples of speculation
Sabonis, who has been the subject of trade rumors and speculation ahead of Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, has missed the past two games.
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The state’s case against Anthony Bell-Johnson will be built on little beyond grainy surveillance video, detectives’ speculation and questionable cellphone data, the defense forecast to the jury on Tuesday.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated February 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
While both Kardashian and the F1 driver have known each other for years, the pair first sparked romance rumors when they were spotted checking into a Cotswolds hotel together—and Kardashian’s spicy outfits only fueled extra speculation.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
Both of those proposals are pure speculation.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The state’s case against Anthony Bell-Johnson will be built on little beyond grainy surveillance video, detectives’ speculation and questionable cellphone data, the defense forecast to the jury on Tuesday.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated February 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
While both Kardashian and the F1 driver have known each other for years, the pair first sparked romance rumors when they were spotted checking into a Cotswolds hotel together—and Kardashian’s spicy outfits only fueled extra speculation.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
Both of those proposals are pure speculation.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speculation
Noun
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So far, that gamble hasn’t paid off.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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This, in turn, builds confidence in its long-term survival and moves it beyond just being a speculative gamble.—
K.H. Koehler,
jsonline.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Jennie headlined Coachella as a solo artist while expanding her fashion ventures.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Larry Ellison, the Jewish founder of Oracle and a major pro-Israel donor, has recently been in the headlines for his media acquisition ventures with his son.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Forest carved out chances of their own — former Forest goalkeeper Karl Darlow made impressive saves to keep out Nico Dominguez, Igor Jesus, Morgan Gibbs-White, and, towards the end, Ibrahim Sangare.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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There is no efficient transport of material in-and-out of the core, and thus, most of the star’s interior never gets a chance to fuse simply because of its location.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Speculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculation. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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