All 4 Uses of
speculate
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Not Without My Daughter
- What could be so important that Helen would call me at home? She knew the risks posed by Moody's temper, and whatever was happening outweighed the peril. I had to live with nothing but speculation for a week, because the call caused Moody to raise his guard. He made sure that he or Nasserine accompanied me on my marketing trips. The delay was agonizing.
*speculation = guesses or theories
- As he worked there all day, attending to casualties, those of us imprisoned in the house speculated upon the lack of anti-aircraft fire the night before.†
- Everyone speculated, but Moody was certain that the new weapons originated in the United States.†
- The existence of this second new weapon fueled further speculation as to who was supplying Iran with sophisticated arms.
speculation = guessing and theorizing
Definition:
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(speculate as in: don't know, but I'll speculate) to think about, wonder, guess or theorize with much uncertainty