as in ventures
a risky undertaking
the couple lost all their money in real estate speculations
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Recent Examples of speculations
Congratulations to du Sautoy for being a good and patient explainer of history and an author of fantastic and fantastical speculations.
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Rebecca Coffey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Similar speculations arose from the reveries of Russian philosopher Nikolai Fedorov.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
People’s speculations are always 100% wrong.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 4 Aug. 2025
Rebecca Coffey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Similar speculations arose from the reveries of Russian philosopher Nikolai Fedorov.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 20 Aug. 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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Iterating on new architectures or scaling models to trillion-parameter size is simply out of reach for early-stage ventures.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Shaq has a knack for turning star power into accessible ventures, whether that’s in fashion, food, or now fragrance.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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 13 Sep. 2025.
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