Play and Speculation

Play

Play noun - Activity engaged in to amuse oneself.

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Speculation and play are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Speculation" instead a noun "Play".

Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

Speculation noun - A risky undertaking.

Usage example: the couple lost all their money in real estate speculations

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Play and speculation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Play" instead a noun "Speculation".

long	long play	long speculation
popular	popular play	popular speculation
real	real play	real speculation
successful	successful play	successful speculation
Other adjectives: great, serious, bad, interesting, early, general, last, online.

When one returns to play (almost always briefly) it is a source of much speculation.

Source: Roleplay / US Gov Sim
Petyr Baelish is trying to get Alayne Stone/Sansa Stark to play this role, although there is much speculation as to where this will lead.

Source: Daddy's Little Villain
Speculation was that after going up to it you could find some way to go through it, find Rebecca Chambers fighting zombies, then play as her.

Source: Urban Legend of Zelda

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