guesswork
Americannoun
noun
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a set of conclusions, estimates, etc, arrived at by guessing
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the process of making guesses
Etymology
Origin of guesswork
Example Sentences
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That has Wall Street nervous about potential rate volatility, particularly if the Fed suddenly says less than it has been over the past 30 years — or leaves markets doing more guesswork.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
"After 160 years of getting it wrong, this paper corrects this very important feature based not on guesswork, but on empirical evidence."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2026
Which has required some guesswork about what that essence really was.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
Intelligence analysts don’t have to rely so much on guesswork.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2026
He had long since come to the conclusion that her brand of fortune- telling was really no more than lucky guesswork and a spooky manner.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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