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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That means season 2 likely won’t solve all of the mysteries that fans have been theorizing about since Yellowjackets began.
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Megan McCluskey, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
The other guys were the basement-dwelling nephews and conspiracy-theorizing uncles.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2024
Megan McCluskey, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
The other guys were the basement-dwelling nephews and conspiracy-theorizing uncles.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Theorizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theorizing. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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