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as in to speculate (about)
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Recent Examples of second-guess
Such wavering or second-guessing could therefore contribute to the end of an otherwise successful and lucrative NFL career.
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Chris Deubert, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
There’s not a lot of hand-wringing or second-guessing.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
But because the Arizona call presaged Trump’s defeat, Fox was scolded and second-guessed by many of its own viewers, including the sitting president.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
But the site appeared to second-guess the decision.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
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Chris Deubert, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
There’s not a lot of hand-wringing or second-guessing.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
But because the Arizona call presaged Trump’s defeat, Fox was scolded and second-guessed by many of its own viewers, including the sitting president.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
But the site appeared to second-guess the decision.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for second-guess
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Get savvy Job seekers are using AI to try and outsmart the hiring process, and recruiters are starting to catch on.BYEmma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Use your charm and intelligence to outsmart anyone who is challenging you.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2024
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But that has been analyzed and dismissed by almost every economist and trade group in the country to look at it.Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024
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Anderson says that cloud cover for this eclipse is among the lowest he’s analyzed over the last 45 years.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The company observed a similar restriction during the 2020 U.S. election, reasoning that there wasn’t enough time to properly contest claims made in ads so close to the election.Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Gutierrez reasoned that jurors were confused by the testimony, including with respect to economic terms, and were misled by hypotheticals.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Forced back into combat, Billie Jean sets traps and executes precise strikes to outwit the attackers.Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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For a concrete example of how AI has intensified the cat-and-mouse game between human and artificial BS, and the capacity of both to outwit and fool each other, consider recruitment.Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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In the future, researchers believe similar dating methodologies could one day be applied to not just other meteorites, but planets.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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But human rights groups believe the real toll to be far greater, with thousands more users and small-time peddlers killed in mysterious circumstances by unknown assailants.Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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During Trump’s first term, California had some success in thwarting his plans and policies.Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Invest in community colleges, where a gigantic proportion of American students are but where a lack of resources often thwarts their ambitions.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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As first reported by the Associated Press, their discovery concludes a decades-long mystery about their whereabouts while highlighting numerous stories previously lost to history.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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If the settlement agreement says what specific claims the payments are for and ideally how they should be taxed, the IRS may say thank you, and conclude the audit.Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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But one of the smart pleasures of Walden is to watch its author gently frustrate the dramatic assumptions that filter in from A Streetcar Named Desire.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Several counties statewide face a lengthy, two-page ballot that is likely to frustrate voters and lead to lines at the polls.The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Second-guess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/second-guess. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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