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Recent Examples of speculator
Today, technology is enabling a new class of investors, and speculators, to get in on private credit, venture funds, and luxury collectibles, all as part of a modern, diversified portfolio and at relatively low expense.
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Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The mass migration of speculators swelled California’s population to more than quadruple in size in about a decade’s time, growing to more than 370,000 people by 1860.
—Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
The earnestness would be too much if Skink weren’t such a lovable weirdo, more often at work devising plots to foil greedy speculators and invasive vacationers—burning down a theme park, for instance—than lamenting his own futility.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
Thomas, 6-3 and 175 pounds, had 16 points, including a speculator dunk that showed off his high-flying ability for Team Flight.
—Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
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Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The mass migration of speculators swelled California’s population to more than quadruple in size in about a decade’s time, growing to more than 370,000 people by 1860.
—Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
The earnestness would be too much if Skink weren’t such a lovable weirdo, more often at work devising plots to foil greedy speculators and invasive vacationers—burning down a theme park, for instance—than lamenting his own futility.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
Thomas, 6-3 and 175 pounds, had 16 points, including a speculator dunk that showed off his high-flying ability for Team Flight.
—Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speculator
Noun
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Yet as Russian war atrocities have become more evident, and Ukraine’s need for heavy armor has increased, the lines have grown blurrier and the rhetoric sharper.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2022
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Both offer blistering acceleration and sharper handling than the standard model.—
Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
19 Feb. 2021
Noun
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Pusser launched a war against moonshiners, gamblers and others who brought organized crime to the county, said Steve Sweat, a lifelong county resident and the state’s honorary Buford Pusser historian.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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In-game betting is so popular and such a draw that gamblers are making split-second decisions based on the stats displayed.—
Contessa Brewer,Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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The nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report rates Kemp’s seat as a toss-up.—
Brandon Conradis,
The Hill,
29 July 2025
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To stay ahead of the competition, handicappers need sharp tools and consistent insight.—
Jared Welch,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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“Speculator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculator. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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