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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Until the provisions of the bill are implemented, its impact is a guessing game.
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William Dunkelberg, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Guidance guessing game German truck maker Traton on Friday also cut its guidance on Friday, citing Trump's tariffs regime as a key driver of slowing sales.
—Chloe Taylor,sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 July 2025
As the Chicago White prepare to celebrate the past this weekend with the statue ceremony for Mark Buehrle and the 20th reunion of the 2005 World Series champions, the future remains a guessing game.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
Law Professor Sonia Gipson Rankin argues that Michigan citizens accused of welfare fraud found themselves in a guessing game of who is liable -was it the unemployment agency, technology vendors or management consultants?
—Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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William Dunkelberg, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Guidance guessing game German truck maker Traton on Friday also cut its guidance on Friday, citing Trump's tariffs regime as a key driver of slowing sales.
—Chloe Taylor,sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 July 2025
As the Chicago White prepare to celebrate the past this weekend with the statue ceremony for Mark Buehrle and the 20th reunion of the 2005 World Series champions, the future remains a guessing game.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
Law Professor Sonia Gipson Rankin argues that Michigan citizens accused of welfare fraud found themselves in a guessing game of who is liable -was it the unemployment agency, technology vendors or management consultants?
—Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for guessing game
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“Guessing game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guessing%20game. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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