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as in theory
something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning
the widespread assumption that violent entertainment leads to violent behavior in children your argument is faulty because it's based on erroneous assumptions
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as in arrogance
an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims
his air of assumption tended to put people off rather quickly
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Recent Examples of assumption
Trump’s approach appeared to be built on an assumption that China’s economy was brittle, and Beijing would buckle under pressure.
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Ryan Hass, Time, 30 May 2025
This ideal scenario, however, rests on the assumption that the court's decision is final and the Trump administration does not have other ways of reinstating its muscular trade policies.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 30 May 2025
But the jewelry, and the customs associated with its burial, changes that assumption, Gadot added.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Enforcing work obligations ensured the ready availability of low-wage labor and supported the growing assumption that only paid labor could redeem the lives and aspirations of the poor.
—Colin Gordon, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
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Ryan Hass, Time, 30 May 2025
This ideal scenario, however, rests on the assumption that the court's decision is final and the Trump administration does not have other ways of reinstating its muscular trade policies.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 30 May 2025
But the jewelry, and the customs associated with its burial, changes that assumption, Gadot added.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Enforcing work obligations ensured the ready availability of low-wage labor and supported the growing assumption that only paid labor could redeem the lives and aspirations of the poor.
—Colin Gordon, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for assumption
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assumption
Noun
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But the people interviewed for this story float several theories.—
Tyler Hicks,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
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As fear grew in 2023 over the failure to reach a deal on raising the debt ceiling, the White House was said to be considering an option of last resort: an untested legal theory that involves invoking the 14th Amendment.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
Noun
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The film sardonically conjures a golden age of interventionist arrogance.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
29 May 2025
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Here are the more common ways insecurities can manifest themselves: • Confidence will turn into arrogance.—
Bill English,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2025
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Whereas The Other Black Girl, adapted from Zakiya Dalila Harris’ 2021 novel of the same name, takes a satirical premise and then hard turns into thriller.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
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As long as the world remains fixated on the Jews and Israel, Islamists and their allies can use their overwhelming numbers (and, yes, their financial superiority) to flood the zone with demonizing propaganda and portray themselves as the good guys.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The company reports that comparative tests consistently confirm its superiority over traditional elastomers, especially after aggressive industrial processing.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
5 June 2025
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This hypothesis, formulated by the mineralogist Robert Hazen and the astrobiologist Michael Wong of the Carnegie Institution in Washington, DC, along with a team of others, has provoked intense debate.—
Philip Ball,
Wired News,
8 June 2025
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The best evidence for this hypothesis comes from micro-caps.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Fermin is an example to any budding professional for his work ethic and humble attitude.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Definitely the shock of the 7th of October had an enormous impact on the attitudes and emotions of many Israelis.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Resilient leadership requires an unparalleled ability to adapt without compromising core values, beliefs or foundational principles.—
Novena Riojas,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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By taking these assumptions and beliefs about hair’s relationship to the body seriously, this book reveals how nineteenth-century Americans came to understand their hair as a body part capable of indexing each person’s race, gender, and national belonging.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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Bringing Parsimony To Web Scraping The principle of parsimony, also known as Ockham's razor, says not to presume too much when fewer presumptions are enough to explain something.—
Julius Černiauskas,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Nguyen’s bill removes that presumption in cases where the diagnosis came after the offense or more than five years earlier.—
Ethan Wolin,
Sacbee.com,
5 June 2025
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“Assumption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assumption. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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