as in ventures
a risky undertaking
the couple lost all their money in real estate speculations
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Recent Examples of speculations
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.
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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
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 serial businessman has stakes in the Washington Commanders, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Sparks, the Los Angeles Football Club and the Washington Spirit, among other business ventures.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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Her bold spirit and belief in God's guidance have propelled her to pursue various impactful ventures.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Nike's new shift to align with Kim Kardashian for their women's primer product rather than an elite woman athlete reveals a new strategy and gambles that the trend in hyper-feminism aspiration is more representative of their current female customer base.—
C200,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Summits between heads of state are high-stakes gambles to achieve breakthrough solutions.—
Celeste A. Wallander,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Speculations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculations. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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