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 sounds like guesswork derived from pop psychology, since the authors didn’t point to any actual research to validate their conclusions about masking.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
In this latest study, the ANU team has aimed to take the guesswork out of diffusing a hurricane's power, and used comprehensive geophysical models to demonstrate how tiny particles of varied shapes can fundamentally alter a storm's ability to grow.
—New Atlas, 22 June 2025
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A growing number of startups are taking the guesswork out of visual design as well.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Follow Manufacturer's Guidelines The easiest way to take the guesswork out of knowing how to care for your pans?
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2025
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
In this latest study, the ANU team has aimed to take the guesswork out of diffusing a hurricane's power, and used comprehensive geophysical models to demonstrate how tiny particles of varied shapes can fundamentally alter a storm's ability to grow.
—New Atlas, 22 June 2025
American Pilots Are Backing Israel’s Drone Defense, Netanyahu Says
New Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 Upgrade Now Makes Sense
A growing number of startups are taking the guesswork out of visual design as well.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Follow Manufacturer's Guidelines The easiest way to take the guesswork out of knowing how to care for your pans?
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guesswork
Noun
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Ahead of the release of James Gunn's Superman (in theaters now), speculation spiraled around who exactly was underneath the black suit of this mysterious figure.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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As Kehoe stood with local and statewide elected officials at Chappell’s Restaurant & Sports Museum, speculation has intensified over the future of the Royals and the Kansas City Chiefs.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
11 July 2025
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Additionally, companies are asked to disclose total energy consumption for both training and inference, allowing the EU to detect environmental concerns while companies race forward with AI innovation.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 July 2025
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That’s a kind of logical reasoning known as transitive inference.—
Olga Lazareva,
The Conversation,
1 July 2025
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That was all conjecture, and even many Democrats urged Abrams to concede and move on.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
4 July 2025
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Not everyone goes along with that instantaneous intelligence explosion conjecture.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Perpetuating unfounded theories about Epstein serves neither of those ends.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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With the biggest advocate for the impact theory gone, the mystery has lingered for decades.—
Mike Bezemek,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 July 2025
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“Guesswork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guesswork. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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