speculations

noun

plural of speculation
as in ventures
a risky undertaking the couple lost all their money in real estate speculations

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Recent Examples of speculations Such speculations reflect the richness of possibilities that the new work opens up. — Philip Ball, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026 Their speculations, although deemed inaccurate by later historians, helped shape popular understandings of the ancient druids. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 Although no official statements have been made, frenetic speculations about TWICE leader Jihyo and members Tzuyu and Chaeyoung earlier this year prompted JYP to issue statements that contract negotiations were still ongoing. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 But Fetterman rejected those speculations in an op-ed published in The Washington Post in May. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 31 July 2026 Everyone knew the story, though Andrew’s relatives were more reluctant to speak of it, to even mention the cult’s name — Synanon — craning their necks to see if any members of her family were close enough to overhear their speculations. — Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026 These speculations are put to rest by the child, who says, ‘No! — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026 Griffin has encouraged these speculations. — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 And even King Charles and Queen Camilla are faced with these speculations. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speculations
  1. ventures
  2. gambles
  3. chances
  4. adventures
Noun
  • Dillman and his coconspirator used the funds to pay themselves and to make risky and speculative investments in other cryptocurrency ventures, authorities said, citing other evidence presented at the trial.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Parton's business acumen extended beyond the entertainment industry, with an empire that included hotels, branded Duncan Hines baking kits, fragrances, beauty products, wines, apparel, merchandise and other ventures.
    — Devarrick Turner, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of ventures
Noun
  • Congress has a role to play, too, by balancing the censuring of officials whose risks don’t pay off with awards for those who take heroic gambles for the right reasons.
    — Doug Beck, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But getting to this point required one of the Civil War’s most famous naval gambles.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of gambles
Noun
  • The Astros, meanwhile, made the most of some of their chances.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • To improve chances of a timely reply, patients should start messages by greeting their doctor by name, ideally including both first and last names.
    — Paul Hsieh, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of chances
Noun
  • On the page, Hig’s first-person descriptions of his everyday adventures, and of the waning natural world around him, had an honest, melancholy soul to them.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • As the weather begins to cool and the corn stalks reach for the sky, farms begin planning for their annual corn maze adventures.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of adventures

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“Speculations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculations. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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