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
Preset programs The vast majority of microwaves have at least a handful of preset programs to take the guesswork out of microwave cooking.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
This easy-to-follow dress code eliminates some guesswork.
—Anny Choi, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
Microgrids, on the other hand, offer a lower-emission, scalable solution that can be installed coincident with actual demand, avoiding the guesswork of whether future loads will justify the investment.
—Allan Schurr, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Our new feature removes the guesswork by aligning schedules with union rules and letting employees rank their shift preferences.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 18 Jan. 2025
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
This easy-to-follow dress code eliminates some guesswork.
—Anny Choi, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
Microgrids, on the other hand, offer a lower-emission, scalable solution that can be installed coincident with actual demand, avoiding the guesswork of whether future loads will justify the investment.
—Allan Schurr, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Our new feature removes the guesswork by aligning schedules with union rules and letting employees rank their shift preferences.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 18 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for guesswork
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guesswork
Noun
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Stafford and the Rams agreed to a contract adjustment on Friday, ending several weeks of speculation about the 16-year veteran’s future.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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Like thank you? Butler, for one, doesn’t mind being the center of speculation.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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And for inference, there is expected to be increasing amounts of competition in chips.—
Nathan Bomey,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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High-performance tasks, such as AI inference, are assigned to powerful hardware, while lighter processes like analytics run on common devices.—
Tyler Shepherd,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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And what started out as hopeful conjecture finally became a reality.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
20 Feb. 2025
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Weissmann wrote that the woman saw who shot her; her account wasn’t based on conjecture.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Follow Di Placido for more meme explainers, television reviews, film theories and deep dives into digital culture.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Other theories include the theory that Lottie died by suicide.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Guesswork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guesswork. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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