SPECULATE (ABOUT) Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

speculate (about)

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Definition of speculate (about)

as in to fixate (on or upon)

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With no energy available to warm the planet to these temperatures, the team reasoned that the temperature must be a residual effect of prior warming either from being engulfed by the red giant or during an inward migration.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 July 2026
The second is reasoning intelligence, the layer that looks at a task, breaks it into steps and figures out how to do it, including things like making a judgement call on whether an object will be heavy or light.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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One ring found Thursday was engraved with characters believed to be Bhrami script, an ancient Indian writing system.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
In the Darnytskyi district, several multistory buildings were damaged and people were believed to be buried in the rubble.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

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Sourcing & Methodology This article was generated by software that analyzes National Weather Service warnings and advisories and creates an article based on templates created by humans.

— Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
By analyzing tail hair samples, researchers found that herds living among wolves had cortisol levels 58% higher than those living in areas without wolves.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

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