speculate upon
Frequency: 4.51.1 per million words
a more formal version of 'on'
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Examples (10)
- Scholars often speculate upon the true intentions of ancient rulers.
- The committee refused to speculate upon the possible outcomes of the negotiations.
- It is unwise to speculate upon the private lives of public figures without evidence.
- Philosophers have long speculated upon the nature of consciousness.
- One can only speculate upon the reasons for such an unexpected decision.
- The economists were asked not to speculate upon the future of the stock market.
- Throughout history, humans have speculated upon the existence of extraterrestrial life.
- Before making assumptions, we should avoid speculating upon incomplete data.
- The ancient texts speculate upon the origins of the universe.
- He spent hours in quiet contemplation, speculating upon the meaning of life.