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conjecturing

verb

present participle of conjecture

as in estimating

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement he conjectured that the theater could seat 1000 people more or less

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as in guessing

to form an opinion from little or no evidence you're only conjecturing that he was the culprit

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Recent Examples of conjecturing The moment prompted extensive online speculation, with some social media users and commentators conjecturing that his words may have been critical or disrespectful. — Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025

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Space42 expects new services to require time to build subscriber bases, establish commercial packages, and secure adoption, with Sabbagh estimating this could take one to three years.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
The unrest culminated in rioting and looting over the weekend, with officials estimating that the damages could be worth hundreds of millions of euros.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of estimating

Verb

Sorry to say it, but right now, guessing is what many are doing.

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
LaBranche has become a master of sleight of hand and confusing defenses as the Warriors utilize a ton of misdirection and a plethora of running backs to keep the opposition guessing about who is getting the ball.

— Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of guessing

Verb

Traditional CPUs excel at sequential computing tasks, such as calculating a massive spreadsheet or running a precise physics simulation, as these often require executing steps in strict order at blazing speeds.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026
Policymakers and advocates have proposed alternatives to the CPI-W for calculating the annual COLA.

— Lorie Konish, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of calculating

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Thinking that writing code was the only bottleneck for deploying new software is like the Titanic seeing the tip of the iceberg and assuming there was nothing underneath it.

— Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026
Catoir warns against assuming that digital natives will naturally be equipped to work with AI.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of assuming

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This is also figuring that Warners unleashes Digger on Premium VOD soon and does a decent number relative to the box office because people are curious.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026
UConn has been figuring it out with 87 new players, many of whom hadn’t seen regular game reps at their prior stop.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of figuring

Verb

More recently, other experts have advised American farmers to go all out growing soybeans, supposing they will be needed by the Chinese or somebody.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Even supposing the pledges in the 1990s documents amounted to a crime, the legal deadline for bringing mortgage fraud charges has expired.

— Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025

Definition of supposing

Verb

Know More Some Republicans don’t want any administration making forays into the private sector with public money.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
And Musk’s reference to SpaceX making between $500 billion and $1 trillion in annual revenue by the end of 2027 vastly eclipsed the Street’s estimate of $186 billion.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of making

Verb

Pundits are already speculating on the movie’s Oscar chances in the Best Picture category, where no documentary has ever been nominated before.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
Political experts are also speculating about what the contribution means about AOC's political future.

— Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

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