sheer speculation

Frequency: 6.28.5 per million words

used to emphasize that something is completely a guess

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Examples (10)

  • His theory was based on nothing but sheer speculation.
  • Without any concrete evidence, everything you hear is just sheer speculation.
  • The rumors circulating about the company's merger are sheer speculation.
  • To predict the outcome of the election now would be sheer speculation.
  • Don't mistake sheer speculation for factual information.
  • Her claims about the hidden treasure proved to be sheer speculation.
  • The media's reporting on the celebrity's private life was largely sheer speculation.
  • Any talk of a new product launch is, at this stage, sheer speculation.
  • We need solid data to make a decision, not just sheer speculation.
  • The police dismissed the witness's far-fetched story as sheer speculation.