as in assumptions
something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning
believes that predictions of the extinction of certain species as the result of global warming are based upon too many hypotheticals
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Recent Examples of hypotheticals
In construction, hiring often relies on regional knowledge, team dynamics and reputation—factors that structured dialogue or hypotheticals cannot capture effectively.
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Aaron Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Governor does not comment on hypotheticals, spokesman says DeWine's reticence on the guard question came a little more than a half hour into a press conference called to announce a new agreement for the state patrol to assist crime-fighting in Cincinnati.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
For too many patients in Florida, these hypotheticals will soon become reality.
—Samuel Ganz, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
However, most of her objections involve worst case hypotheticals.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2025
Aaron Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Governor does not comment on hypotheticals, spokesman says DeWine's reticence on the guard question came a little more than a half hour into a press conference called to announce a new agreement for the state patrol to assist crime-fighting in Cincinnati.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
For too many patients in Florida, these hypotheticals will soon become reality.
—Samuel Ganz, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
However, most of her objections involve worst case hypotheticals.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypotheticals
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As demographic changes redefine the workforce, leaders must reorient themselves to interrogate their own mindsets, assumptions and lived experiences in order to lead and steward a workforce that looks, thinks and believes differently than the one they may have been trained to manage.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The firm said Netflix has won the streaming wars with its strong content and has higher longer-term margin assumptions as its content generates more revenue.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Manhattan district attorney’s office contends that there are no double jeopardy issues because neither of Mangione’s cases has gone to trial and because the state and federal prosecutions involve different legal theories.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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The case boiled down to video of the incident and dueling theories by defense and prosecution experts on police use of force.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Hypotheticals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypotheticals. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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