as in assumed
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
postulates that all people are born with certain rights that can never be taken away from them
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Recent Examples of postulated
In 1905, Einstein had postulated that the speed of light is constant in a vacuum and independent of the observer’s motion.
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Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
Some have seen a purely strategic purpose in settlement, but others have postulated an intent to use the colony as a springboard for economic exploitation of the area.
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Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
Homan, meanwhile, postulated that she was being unfairly targeted because of the controversy on the men’s side.
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Julia Frankel,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
Fluorescence microscopy—a biologist’s window into the cell—had hit the diffraction limit of about 200 nanometers (or roughly half the wavelength of visible light), which had been postulated a century earlier by physicist Ernst Abbe.
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IEEE Spectrum,
13 Dec. 2025
Gordon Moore, a chip expert and co-founder of Intel, postulated that the number of transistors on microchips would double every 24 months or so thanks to advances in miniaturization technology.
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John Ruwitch,
NPR,
4 Dec. 2025
That’s why Nobel Prize-winning chemist Christian Anfinsen postulated in 1972 that DNA alone should fully determine the final structure a protein takes.
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Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 Nov. 2025
On one hand, pundits have postulated about an inflationary effect as businesses pass on the higher costs to consumers.
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Jeff Gapusan,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
In it, the scientists postulated an increased risk of death in people who fasted intermittently.
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Frederik Jötten,
Scientific American,
12 Sep. 2025
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
Some have seen a purely strategic purpose in settlement, but others have postulated an intent to use the colony as a springboard for economic exploitation of the area.
—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
Homan, meanwhile, postulated that she was being unfairly targeted because of the controversy on the men’s side.
—
Julia Frankel,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
Fluorescence microscopy—a biologist’s window into the cell—had hit the diffraction limit of about 200 nanometers (or roughly half the wavelength of visible light), which had been postulated a century earlier by physicist Ernst Abbe.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
13 Dec. 2025
Gordon Moore, a chip expert and co-founder of Intel, postulated that the number of transistors on microchips would double every 24 months or so thanks to advances in miniaturization technology.
—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
4 Dec. 2025
That’s why Nobel Prize-winning chemist Christian Anfinsen postulated in 1972 that DNA alone should fully determine the final structure a protein takes.
—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 Nov. 2025
On one hand, pundits have postulated about an inflationary effect as businesses pass on the higher costs to consumers.
—
Jeff Gapusan,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
In it, the scientists postulated an increased risk of death in people who fasted intermittently.
—
Frederik Jötten,
Scientific American,
12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for postulated
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Many business leaders assumed the semiconductor crisis ended with the pandemic.
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The defense attorney said police automatically assumed her client was the suspect from the start.
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In January, the FBI flagged the group and sent some of the evidence, including over half a dozen videos, to local law enforcement, prosecutors said.
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Attorneys for Kil said the university was in the process of reinstating her.
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All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Rescue teams continue the desperate search for survivors, some even digging with their hands, as tens of thousands of people are still presumed to be missing in Venezuela five days after twin earthquakes struck.
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Williams says the man was the sole occupant of the residence and is believed to have been in the home illegally.
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Even those believed to be on the guest list appear to know very little.
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Despite having a brain not much bigger than a chimp, researchers hypothesized that Homo naledi, as the species was named, deliberately buried its dead in the confines of the cave.
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The researchers hypothesized that some of those surfaces would be more catalytically active than others.
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“Postulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postulated. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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