speculates

verb

Definition of speculatesnext
present tense third-person singular of speculate
as in assumes
to form an opinion from little or no evidence I speculate that someone has been using this cabin as a trysting place

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speculates
  1. assumes
  2. thinks
  3. imagines
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  • The formula assumes that interest compounds over a full year, but most small loans are repaid within weeks or months.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • That assumes the Denver Broncos (9-6), who lost to the Los Angeles Chargers (9-6) on Thursday, hold on to the seventh playoff slot.
    Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of assumes
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  • The guess here is that this will all unravel much faster than anyone currently thinks, leaving the country, and its new government, adrift and voters counting the days to the midterm elections.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Beyond leaning on friends in her own life, Duff thinks about the fact that her children have the benefit of growing up alongside the kids of Trainor, Moore, Tisdale and the other moms in their group — many of whom have a lot in common.
    Jack Irvin, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of thinks
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  • Van Buren, who commissions the project and calls it the Institute, imagines a whole hilltop campus with a combination auditorium, gym, and chapel designed by his personal architect in the most advanced modern style.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The Electric State imagines a world in which robots have rebelled, been punished, and sentenced to exile in the titular state.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of imagines
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