Words similar to speculating

Example sentences for: speculating

How can you use “speculating” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The paper says this isn't everybody's plight though: most Russians keep their savings in dollars under their mattresses, and many bankers are making a killing speculating in foreign currency.
A few offer the ultimate macho corporate insult, speculating that he wants "more time to concentrate on his family."
It simultaneously published an editorial speculating that fen-phen would save more lives by reducing obesity than the associated heart disease would kill.
The process iterates, bringing more and more investors aboard, until someone gets spooked about finding a speculating skeptic or an idiotic optimist who will continue the game.
Amazingly, the article doesn't say who exactly is doing the "speculating."