posited
ˈpä-zə-təd 
ˈpäz-təd
; positing
ˈpä-zə-tiŋ
ˈpäz-tiŋ
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The authors posit several different architectures for a lunar lander that would be ready sooner and be compatible with existing rockets.
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2025
Watson posited that besides GDP, shrinking immigration will most heavily be felt in Social Security.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025
This posits that dust in the disk congeals and condenses into centimeter-sized pebbles that then rapidly accumulate, accreting to form large rocky super-Earth-sized bodies that are massive enough to wield sufficient gravity to pull in lots of gas from the disk.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 July 2025
Vera is just my latest attempt after Super Sad, which posited that social media was going to destroy our democracy which, um, kinda happened.
—Jane Ciabattari
july 8, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2025
Watson posited that besides GDP, shrinking immigration will most heavily be felt in Social Security.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025
This posits that dust in the disk congeals and condenses into centimeter-sized pebbles that then rapidly accumulate, accreting to form large rocky super-Earth-sized bodies that are massive enough to wield sufficient gravity to pull in lots of gas from the disk.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 July 2025
Vera is just my latest attempt after Super Sad, which posited that social media was going to destroy our democracy which, um, kinda happened.
—Jane Ciabattari
july 8, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025
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“Posit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posit. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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