as in speculating
to think of or suggest ideas about what is possibly true or real; to form or suggest a theory about something
Many scientists have theorized about the possibility of life on other planets.
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Recent Examples of theorizing
Others are theorizing what kind of person would flee the scene on what police said was an unmarked e-bike, and what the suspect's purchase says about him.
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Emma Bowman, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
But Koppes, in Colorado, noted that there has still been some conspiracy theorizing about the election among the fringe-left, and that for some on the right, election denial has become a career.
—Miles Parks, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
The Netflix documentary concludes with John theorizing that something about the DNA evidence may be incorrect.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
In the fast-evolving world of work, there is a lot of conversation and theorizing on which jobs might be displaced by generative AI.
—Lindsay Kohler, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
That means season 2 likely won’t solve all of the mysteries that fans have been theorizing about since Yellowjackets began.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
The other guys were the basement-dwelling nephews and conspiracy-theorizing uncles.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2024
Emma Bowman, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
But Koppes, in Colorado, noted that there has still been some conspiracy theorizing about the election among the fringe-left, and that for some on the right, election denial has become a career.
—Miles Parks, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
The Netflix documentary concludes with John theorizing that something about the DNA evidence may be incorrect.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
In the fast-evolving world of work, there is a lot of conversation and theorizing on which jobs might be displaced by generative AI.
—Lindsay Kohler, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
That means season 2 likely won’t solve all of the mysteries that fans have been theorizing about since Yellowjackets began.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
The other guys were the basement-dwelling nephews and conspiracy-theorizing uncles.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Theorizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theorizing. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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