as in venture
a risky undertaking
the couple lost all their money in real estate speculations
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Recent Examples of speculation
Canary Mission has denied working with administration officials, while noting speculation that its reports led to that arrest and others.
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Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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
There had been much speculation surrounding Pac-12 conference expansion since the conference announced its plans to add members of the Mountain West Conference in September 2024.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The currency pair is expected to swing both ways as the Taiwan dollar gets caught between speculation of central bank intervention and weakness in the greenback, Lim added.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
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Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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
There had been much speculation surrounding Pac-12 conference expansion since the conference announced its plans to add members of the Mountain West Conference in September 2024.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The currency pair is expected to swing both ways as the Taiwan dollar gets caught between speculation of central bank intervention and weakness in the greenback, Lim added.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speculation
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Remington, who counts Gary Dauberman (It), Chris Morgan (the Fast & Furious movies), and Eric Pearson (Thunderbolts*), among others as her clients, is leaving CAA to launch a new venture focused on literary management.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
14 July 2025
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Similar to an incubator, a start-up accelerator is an investment company that looks to grow a new venture in exchange for a stake in the business.—
Alexander Coolidge,
The Enquirer,
14 July 2025
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But relying on natural gas to fill the gap over at least the next five years appears to be both a foolhardy and highly expensive gamble.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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The gamble seemed to have paid off, though, when in the opening minute James, playing in the advanced midfield role, found herself with a great goalscoring opportunity but failed to hit the target, then delivered a promising deep cross which her team-mates could not reach.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
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“Speculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculation. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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