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
On one hand, new users can take the guesswork out of betting on Wednesday.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Tools like HubSpot take the guesswork out by using AI to personalize emails based on your customer’s behavior.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
This takes the guesswork out of cannabis selection, helping users make informed choices.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025
Luckily, apps like Untappd take the guesswork out of finding the best beers and allow drinkers to highlight their favorite brewers, both local and abroad.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Tools like HubSpot take the guesswork out by using AI to personalize emails based on your customer’s behavior.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
This takes the guesswork out of cannabis selection, helping users make informed choices.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025
Luckily, apps like Untappd take the guesswork out of finding the best beers and allow drinkers to highlight their favorite brewers, both local and abroad.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guesswork
Noun
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But such speculation is an inevitable by-product of success.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The anticipation surrounding the WrestleMania 41 main event, a Triple Threat match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship featuring CM Punk, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins, has intensified with speculation regarding the role of the ever-scheming Paul Heyman.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As these models grow increasingly capable, their associated costs—particularly for high-volume inference—remain a serious consideration for companies that rely on AI at scale.—
Roman Vorel,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Bayesian mathematical approach involves making inferences about probabilities based on available information.—
Beth C. Caldwell,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2025
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Previous proofs of the conjecture were quite complicated, Bamler said.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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The McKay conjecture is another example of this principle.—
Leila Sloman,
WIRED,
23 Mar. 2025
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Even if someone attempted to build one of the machines depicted in these blueprints, however, researchers point out that undecidability is a feature of physical theories and cannot literally exist in real experiments.—
Charlie Wood,
Wired News,
6 Apr. 2025
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Within just a few years, Einstein would publish his theory of relativity and launch an entirely new era of physics.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Guesswork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guesswork. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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