as in speculation
the act or process of finding an answer by guessing
This book takes the guesswork out of buying a home. Calculating the drug's long-term effects is pure guesswork.
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Recent Examples of guesswork
This shift has rendered guesswork obsolete, making DDDM an essential tool for tackling the multifaceted demands of contemporary property management.
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Johan Hajji, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
This virtual sommelier intends to take the guesswork—and the gamble—out of ordering wine.
—Air Mail, 3 May 2025
Luckily, the right real estate agent can take the guesswork out of the process and help make the transition into your new space seamless.
—Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2025
So, for now, the only way to peer inside neutron stars is with math and a heavy dose of guesswork.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Johan Hajji, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
This virtual sommelier intends to take the guesswork—and the gamble—out of ordering wine.
—Air Mail, 3 May 2025
Luckily, the right real estate agent can take the guesswork out of the process and help make the transition into your new space seamless.
—Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2025
So, for now, the only way to peer inside neutron stars is with math and a heavy dose of guesswork.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for guesswork
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guesswork
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In light of the speculation, many people have been calling for NBC to announce Kotb as Clarkson’s future replacement — including a producer for the show, who spoke with The Daily Mail a few days ago.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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But the appeals court, Alito said, deferred to school officials’ speculation about the effects of the T-shirt, even though there were no actual disruptions, and accepted the administrator’s conclusion that the shirt’s messaged demeaned others’ personal identity.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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To successfully argue a Voting Rights Act claim, Stephanopoulos said, a plaintiff would need to compare precinct-specific demographic data with the results of an ecological inference study, which estimates voting behaviors based on aggregate-level election data.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2025
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Intel’s Core Ultra processors with neural processing capabilities support local AI inference, bridging on-device intelligence with cloud resources.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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In 1849 French mathematician Alphonse de Polignac put forward the now famous twin prime conjecture: there are an infinite number of prime number twins.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2025
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Based on this assumption, one mathematician even built an entire edifice of conjectures about exotic spheres and other shapes.—
Erica Klarreich,
Quanta Magazine,
5 May 2025
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Russian sources, however, have suggested a third theory: that Portnov might have held compromising material on current Ukrainian officials.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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The chance encounter turned out to be a first-of-its-kind sighting — and confirmation of an expert theory.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
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“Guesswork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guesswork. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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