as in assumptions
something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning
one of the postulates that the true agnostic rejects is the assumption that it is even possible for us to know whether God exists
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as in assumes
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 postulates
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
Another postulates that sleep removes waste from the brain.
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Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
Not really Dagmar Bruss, professor and Head of the Quantum Information Theory group at HHU, and her doctoral researcher, Pedro Barrios Hita, conducted a new analysis of the postulates used in the 2021 paper and found one to be too restrictive.
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Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
Another postulates that sleep removes waste from the brain.
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Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
One of the theories postulates that the ribbon represents a group of particles that somehow leaked from the heliosphere and bounced around interstellar space before returning to the Solar System.
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Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for postulates
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Sotter positions himself as an advocate and changemaker, willing to challenge assumptions and push conversations forward.
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Discrimination and biased assumptions are among the greatest barriers facing people with Down syndrome.
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The Gulf, though legally unchanged, now assumes direct Iranian strike risks.
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Photos of the chefs are right there on the packaging, and the service correctly assumes that their reputations will draw you in.
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Now, a wave of new theories offers tantalizing solutions — but which ones portray reality is an open question.
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His theories have won praise in UFO circles but often put him in conflict with academic peers.
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The Canadian report says only 28 human cases have been reported in Canada since 1924, while the CDC reports fewer than 10 people die from rabies each year in the United States.
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The two-story space features professional recording studios, podcast and video suites, co-working lounges and meeting spaces, which are slated to open by early next year once permits are approved, Ihm says.
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Science is designed to estimate risk, test hypotheses, identify patterns, and reduce the likelihood of false causal inference.
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Scientists have two hypotheses for the formation of supermassive black hole seeds.
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Creativity, though, presumes a background in classic technique onto which a personal point of view is added.
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That level presumes an 11 percent underlying rate, plus a 7 percent benefit from the World Cup, partially offset by a 1 percent drag from Middle East operations.
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Ubel believes having multiple Mass options is about inclusion rather than division.
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He is driven, uncompromising, and firmly believes that his job is to document reality, not interfere with it.
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The team hypothesizes that the bats anchored themselves to landmarks in their environment, such as the coastline, the experimenters’ tents, and their perches.
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If flooding corn was theoretically outlawed, Cohen hypothesizes that mallards would probably move more frequently and fly farther distances locally.
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“Postulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postulates. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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