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
Not speaking from experience, just theorizing.
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
For viewers who love theorizing, debating strategies, and watching together, the watch party has become a regular gathering spot.
—Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Fittingly, more than a few observers have been eager to turn art into blood sport, pitting Coen against Coen, Safdie against Safdie, and theorizing about which sibling is the greater talent.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2026
That’s what the media and entertainment sector experienced in 2025, with Warner Bros Discovery shares surging 170% due to investor theorizing about the upside of the company’s acquisition by either Netflix or Paramount.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
The venture capitalist Peter Thiel, for example, has invoked the antichrist in lectures, theorizing that such a figure might wield anti-AI sentiment to amass political power.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 23 Dec. 2025
Despite the gigabytes of information, this phase of the Epstein files seems unlikely to put the Epstein conspiracy theorizing to bed.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2025
As Stranger Things hurtles toward its 2-hour finale, fans are been busy theorizing how characters who died thanks to the Upside Down in previous seasons could stage a dramatic comeback.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
After sharing a clip of her dancing in a slinky silver dress, people weighed in in the comments, theorizing that the costume was an apparent dig at her ex Travis Kelce.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
For viewers who love theorizing, debating strategies, and watching together, the watch party has become a regular gathering spot.
—Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Fittingly, more than a few observers have been eager to turn art into blood sport, pitting Coen against Coen, Safdie against Safdie, and theorizing about which sibling is the greater talent.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2026
That’s what the media and entertainment sector experienced in 2025, with Warner Bros Discovery shares surging 170% due to investor theorizing about the upside of the company’s acquisition by either Netflix or Paramount.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
The venture capitalist Peter Thiel, for example, has invoked the antichrist in lectures, theorizing that such a figure might wield anti-AI sentiment to amass political power.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 23 Dec. 2025
Despite the gigabytes of information, this phase of the Epstein files seems unlikely to put the Epstein conspiracy theorizing to bed.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2025
As Stranger Things hurtles toward its 2-hour finale, fans are been busy theorizing how characters who died thanks to the Upside Down in previous seasons could stage a dramatic comeback.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
After sharing a clip of her dancing in a slinky silver dress, people weighed in in the comments, theorizing that the costume was an apparent dig at her ex Travis Kelce.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for theorizing
speculating
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With the penultimate hour now streaming, only one episode remains, and, without any renewal news to say otherwise, fans are speculating this could be the end of the saga from creator Meaghan Oppenheimer.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, some of those astronomers began speculating that, like our planet and its inhabitants, the very stars were subject to change, forming and growing and eventually dying.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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