guessing game
noun
: a game in which the player has to correctly guess the answer
—often used figuratively
Making a diagnosis in such cases can be a real guessing game.
Reporters continue to play a guessing game as they wait to hear her final decision.
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Predicting the incoming Trump administration’s China policy—and China’s likely response—is a guessing game.
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Rush Doshi, Foreign Affairs, 29 Nov. 2024
Based on the sketching and guessing game, the series will pit two teams led by celebrity captains against each other.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
The guessing game format sees 22 strangers aim to win prize money.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
The Hill’s The Memo: The controversial nature of several Trump’s nominees has sparked a Washington guessing game — who is most likely to be denied Senate confirmation?
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
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Rush Doshi, Foreign Affairs, 29 Nov. 2024
Based on the sketching and guessing game, the series will pit two teams led by celebrity captains against each other.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
The guessing game format sees 22 strangers aim to win prize money.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
The Hill’s The Memo: The controversial nature of several Trump’s nominees has sparked a Washington guessing game — who is most likely to be denied Senate confirmation?
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Guessing game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guessing%20game. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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