as in ventures
a risky undertaking
the couple lost all their money in real estate speculations
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Recent Examples of speculations
The speculations are rife with staunch reason justifying why Tesla could embrace this big shift this month.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
While filming the episode, everybody had their different speculations.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2025
Kirk was killed while speaking about mass shootings perpetrated by transgender people, and over the weekend, it was revealed that Robinson is in a domestic relationship with a transgender partner, further fueling speculations over the shooter’s motive.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
After hearing gunshots ring out in the middle of the night, residents soon feared two bears had been poached as speculations swirled, California wildlife officials say.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In October 2020, more than two hundred years after the speculations of Michell, Laplace and von Soldner, a band of journalists gathered at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm to hear the Secretary General of the Academy announce the recipient of the year’s Nobel Prize in Physics.
—Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
Congratulations to du Sautoy for being a good and patient explainer of history and an author of fantastic and fantastical speculations.
—Rebecca Coffey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
People’s speculations are always 100% wrong.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 4 Aug. 2025
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
While filming the episode, everybody had their different speculations.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2025
Kirk was killed while speaking about mass shootings perpetrated by transgender people, and over the weekend, it was revealed that Robinson is in a domestic relationship with a transgender partner, further fueling speculations over the shooter’s motive.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
After hearing gunshots ring out in the middle of the night, residents soon feared two bears had been poached as speculations swirled, California wildlife officials say.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In October 2020, more than two hundred years after the speculations of Michell, Laplace and von Soldner, a band of journalists gathered at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm to hear the Secretary General of the Academy announce the recipient of the year’s Nobel Prize in Physics.
—Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
Congratulations to du Sautoy for being a good and patient explainer of history and an author of fantastic and fantastical speculations.
—Rebecca Coffey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
People’s speculations are always 100% wrong.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speculations
Noun
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The closure of his online marketplace, Empower Global, and the divestment from key ventures have further compounded the financial downturn.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, hardening facilities is expensive—and the money could be used for more lucrative ventures.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Superman proved to fire off the new DC under chiefs James Gunn and Peter Safran, while the original gambles that Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy have made at the larger Warner Bros Motion Picture Group with Sinners and F1, as well as new IP A Minecraft Movie, have been smashing successes.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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As awards season progresses, the success or failure of these strategic gambles will likely influence how future romantic dramas approach their campaigns, potentially reshaping decades of precedent in favor of more aggressive positioning strategies.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Speculations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculations. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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