guesswork

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Recent Examples of guesswork Higher costs lead to a lower tolerance for guesswork. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025 The meter takes out the guesswork of watering your plants by providing accurate readings of the moisture content in your plant's soil. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025 There are also deals on matching furniture sets that take the guesswork out of furnishing a deck, patio, or backyard. Isabel Garcia, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025 Garrett takes the guesswork out of it and pairs an in-prime defensive star on the same timeline as their star and franchise quarterback. Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for guesswork
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guesswork
Noun
  • The images quickly went viral, generating a mix of speculation, confusion and outrage across the political spectrum.
    Will Steakin, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Stafford and the Rams agreed to a contract adjustment on Friday, ending several weeks of speculation about the 16-year veteran’s future.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And for inference, there is expected to be increasing amounts of competition in chips.
    Nathan Bomey, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
  • High-performance tasks, such as AI inference, are assigned to powerful hardware, while lighter processes like analytics run on common devices.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • We are mostly left with conjecture and speculation.
    Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Proving the full conjecture seemed prohibitively difficult.
    Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Follow Di Placido for more meme explainers, television reviews, film theories and deep dives into digital culture.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Other theories include the theory that Lottie died by suicide.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 28 Feb. 2025

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