SPECULATING (ABOUT) Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

speculating (about)

verb

present participle of speculate (about)

as in brooding (about or over)

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reasoning

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Now apply that to everything else that a student might do in an educational setting, from reading comprehension to reasoning to critical thinking to even making friends.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Some aldermen sought to ban them, reasoning that businesses using them should switch to the legalized, and therefore regulated and taxed, VGTs.

— Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

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