speculated (about)

verb

past tense of speculate (about)
as in fixated (on or upon)

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  1. reasoned
  2. concluded
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  • Arab Americans, the group reasoned, would need to organize to resist what was becoming reflexive support for Israel.
    — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, Watts reasoned McCollough must not have had enough water that day.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of reasoned
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  • The costars continued on Yellowstone Dutton Ranch until the fifth and final season concluded in December 2024.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Future Factor Judge Leon concluded that the government had just failed to show that the AT&T-Time Warner merger would substantially lessen competition.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of concluded
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“Speculated (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculated%20%28about%29. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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