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 Phoenix Lights gained international attention and the mystery surrounding them gave rise to many theories and speculations.
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Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Back in November 2023, the Oscar winner chatted with Kylie Jenner for Interview magazine and denied cosmetic enhancement speculations by crediting her makeup artist for his optical illusion glam.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Often expressed in metaphor, geomyths preserve natural knowledge, understanding, and speculations about how landscapes were formed, as well as memories of catastrophes and their impact on human communities.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
In recent months, residents from Johnson County’s largest city have seen a historic state deal with tech company Fiserv, mega engineering firm Black & Veatch’s promise to expand its headquarters, and speculations about a possible Royals stadium coming to the former Sprint campus.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Ever since Taylor Swift announced her engagement, there has been a frenzy of questions and speculations about what the ceremony and subsequent party will look like.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2025
Uncovering this story, coupled with the recognition that the raw ingredients that led to life on Earth are found in billions of star systems across our galaxy and in trillions of galaxies across the observable Universe, has led to some tremendous questions and some equally tremendous speculations.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
The speculations are rife with staunch reason justifying why Tesla could embrace this big shift this month.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
While filming the episode, everybody had their different speculations.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2025
Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Back in November 2023, the Oscar winner chatted with Kylie Jenner for Interview magazine and denied cosmetic enhancement speculations by crediting her makeup artist for his optical illusion glam.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Often expressed in metaphor, geomyths preserve natural knowledge, understanding, and speculations about how landscapes were formed, as well as memories of catastrophes and their impact on human communities.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
In recent months, residents from Johnson County’s largest city have seen a historic state deal with tech company Fiserv, mega engineering firm Black & Veatch’s promise to expand its headquarters, and speculations about a possible Royals stadium coming to the former Sprint campus.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Ever since Taylor Swift announced her engagement, there has been a frenzy of questions and speculations about what the ceremony and subsequent party will look like.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2025
Uncovering this story, coupled with the recognition that the raw ingredients that led to life on Earth are found in billions of star systems across our galaxy and in trillions of galaxies across the observable Universe, has led to some tremendous questions and some equally tremendous speculations.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
The speculations are rife with staunch reason justifying why Tesla could embrace this big shift this month.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
While filming the episode, everybody had their different speculations.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speculations
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Morgan is embracing her new life as a businesswoman, running multiple ventures including her media company Togethxr and investment firm Trybe Ventures.—
Fernando Ramirez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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But since 2018, the Skims founder has been multitasking across all her ventures to pursue her legal studies.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Nov. 2025
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Lorenz and O’Bryen generally get the songs started as a duo before bringing in bass player Campbell Baum, keyboardist Marco Pini, and drummer Lincoln Barrett to help flesh out their inside jokes and stylistic gambles.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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If both of those European gambles hit the jackpot, Virginia could be an absurd value here.—
Jim Root,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Given chances to replicate his pivots toward moderation on subjects like Wall Street, housing, and policing, Mamdani did not bend on the Middle East.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Beck’s overtime interception against SMU essentially doomed UM’s chances.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
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Idris Elba is returning for a new Luther feature from Netflix that continues the gritty adventures of the detective hero created by Neil Cross and first aired as a BBC series.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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Their enthusiasm for muddy adventures and water play is almost unmatched, often leaving their owners laughing, and, in this case, reaching for the hose.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Speculations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculations. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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