guessing game

noun

: a game in which the player has to correctly guess the answer

—often used figuratively

Making a diagnosis in such cases can be a real guessing game.

Reporters continue to play a guessing game as they wait to hear her final decision.

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Keough gives one of the strongest performances at the center of any genre film; her characterization keeps the second half of the movie a guessing game, where a lesser actor would have shown their hand by that stage. —

Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024 Not surprisingly, the reference to the 2000 VMAs has set off an online guessing game over who the two unnamed celebrities might be, while many online have expressed frustration that the accuser and her attorney are holding back from identifying the stars. —

Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2024 Memoirs can help with the guessing game, but only so much. —

Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024 Beyond reminding us of a TV show’s ability to court speculation, Catherine’s introduction also suggests that the guessing game itself can reveal difficult truths about those doing the guessing. —

Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for guessing game