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as in presumed
appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed
an assumed connection between the two species that has yet to be confirmed by fossil findings
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as in mock
lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
the salesclerk's assumed friendliness vanished as soon as I assured her I was just looking
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as in accepted
to take to or upon oneself
we promised to assume responsibility for any damage to the flower beds caused by the volleyball game in the backyard
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as in said
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
everyone assumed, wrongly, that someone else was bringing dessert
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as in guessed
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
as I just assumed it was too late to go out, I didn't think to ask
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as in pretended
to present a false appearance of
she assumed an air of nonchalance even though she was wildly ecstatic she was going on the date
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as in employed
to provide with a paying job
assumed as partner by the prestigious law firm
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Recent Examples of assumed
Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
In the first season, tThe drama based on James Patterson’s best-selling novel series saw Cross pursue a narcissistic serial killer played by Ryan Eggold and uncover Miss Nancy as an assumed stalker endangering his family.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Running, on the other hand, is assumed to take 12 METs, so 20 MET-hours is 100 minutes of running per week.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 30 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Aerial Global Community applied with the Tennessee Secretary of State on March 31, 2022, to register Aerial Recovery as an assumed name.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
In the first season, tThe drama based on James Patterson’s best-selling novel series saw Cross pursue a narcissistic serial killer played by Ryan Eggold and uncover Miss Nancy as an assumed stalker endangering his family.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
Ford assumed the vice presidency under Richard Nixon in 1974 when Spiro Agnew resigned, and, shortly thereafter, was sworn in as president when Nixon also resigned due to the Watergate scandal.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Running, on the other hand, is assumed to take 12 METs, so 20 MET-hours is 100 minutes of running per week.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assumed
Adjective
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The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
8 Aug. 2025
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The mock drafts have already started pouring in from national draft experts.—
Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Ten days before Wagler dropped 46 points on Purdue on just 17 shots, ESPN’s Jeremy Woo had the former Shawnee Mission Northwest star going 18th overall in his latest NBA mock draft.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2026
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Lamar – who accepted the award from last year's winner Doechii and Queen Latifah – now holds 26 Grammys to Jay-Z's 25, including an additional three awards won earlier in the night.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
2 Feb. 2026
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Foreign passports Permanent resident cards Border crossing cards A temporary driver’s license is not accepted for domestic air travel.—
Dale Denwalt,
Oklahoman,
1 Feb. 2026
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Kirby said United made about $500 million at the airport in 2025, and would have made $600 million without American’s O’Hare buildup.—
Ted Reed,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Investigators said that Johnson was believed to be living at the encampment when he was killed.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Guesses included Otis Williams of The Temptations (guessed by Robin Thicke), Verdine White of Earth, Wind and Fire (guessed by Rita Ora) or even Morgan Freeman (guessed by Ken Jeong).—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
29 Jan. 2026
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Since the judges were not allowed to make final guesses, no one added to their win column this week, but up to that point, none of the panel had guessed Oshry anyway.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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Best of all, Andrew Guest and Daniel Destin Cretton’s limited series is dependent on and a showcase for its two leads in ways previous Marvel projects only pretended to be.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2026
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In late 2025, an East Los Angeles woman shared a message with the public, pleading for the return of a necklace holding her late daughter's ashes, which was stolen when a woman pretended to ask her for directions and hugged her in return.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Licensed pyrotechnic operators receive training, but there are no clear requirements for non-operators employed by fireworks companies.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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To address this, the Statista R research team employed triangulation, combining secondary data from global sources and national datasets with primary data from university reports and data submissions to verify collected information.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But the security pitfalls are equally apparent.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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One month later, Epstein died in an apparent suicide while awaiting trial at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Assumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assumed. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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