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
Deere is embedding higher prices in some of its early-order programs for 2026, but that’s mostly based on guesswork as policies keep changing.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Fortunately, Amazon has all kinds of matching sets that help take the guesswork out of finding an outfit as the seasons change.
—Melody Kazel, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The Auto Cook selection is impressive, with no more guesswork required.
—Christopher Murray
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Best of all, the quads take the guesswork out of picking shades that work together in a single eye look.
—Karina Hoshikawa, Refinery29, 19 Aug. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Fortunately, Amazon has all kinds of matching sets that help take the guesswork out of finding an outfit as the seasons change.
—Melody Kazel, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The Auto Cook selection is impressive, with no more guesswork required.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Best of all, the quads take the guesswork out of picking shades that work together in a single eye look.
—Karina Hoshikawa, Refinery29, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guesswork
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Spurs released a statement late on Sunday night clarifying their position following days of speculation after the removal of Daniel Levy as executive chairman on Thursday.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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While the brothers aren't expected to cross paths, speculation continues over whether Harry will reunite with his father, King Charles.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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In many edge use cases, CPUs are more than capable of running real-world inference models, especially when training is done in the cloud and inference is localized.—
Bruce Kornfeld,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Unlike consumer-facing peers that absorb massive compute costs directly onto their own balance sheets, Cohere’s approach shifts much of that burden to partners and customers who pay for their own inference.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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More Nick Cammett/Getty Images Stefanski's remarks put to bed the conjecture that Zappe was brought it to be the Browns' emergency third QB on game days — a role that is clearly Sanders' for now.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Moreover, the proofs only settled the conjecture as it was originally stated, which involved making simplifying assumptions about the electron’s environment.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Aug. 2025
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The most effective education models are those that blend theory with real-world practice.—
Sanjay Srivastava,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Testing particle physics theories, the $8 billion LHC was composed of superconducting magnets that allowed scientists to study subatomic particles including protons, electrons, quarks and photons.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Guesswork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guesswork. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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