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1
as in assumption
something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning
your conclusion is all wrong because you started out with a false premise
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2
as in ground
premises plural
the area around and belonging to a building
detectives painstakingly searched the premises for clues to the disappearance
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as in to say
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
let us premise certain things, such as every person's need for love, before beginning our line of reasoning
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Recent Examples of premise
Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Advertisement The premise is enough of a murder-show Mad Lib to suggest, correctly, that a creator of this caliber won’t be taking it at face value.
—Judy Berman, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025
Fine dining, as a genre, is premised on exclusivity and scarcity, the sense that money functions as a private code.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The premise of the story is universal, Eimbcke notes.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Advertisement The premise is enough of a murder-show Mad Lib to suggest, correctly, that a creator of this caliber won’t be taking it at face value.
—Judy Berman, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
Alexandrea Springfield is seeking amounts in excess of $25,000 for negligence and premises liability, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in Jackson County.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025
Fine dining, as a genre, is premised on exclusivity and scarcity, the sense that money functions as a private code.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premise
Noun
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Some facts could begin to emerge around a situation that was mired in assumptions or unknown elements.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The team’s findings challenge long-standing assumptions about how vibrational images represent atomic motion, and offer a more accurate way to interpret data from high-resolution spectroscopic tools.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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The broader package includes Boeing P8I Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft for its navy, anti-tank mines for its ground forces, and upgrades to its Soviet-era T-72 tanks and BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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These organisms survived the rise and fall of ice sheets, the extinction of megafauna and the entire arc of human history — all while sitting in frozen silence beneath the Alaskan ground.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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China is pairing dominant-market level tech with emerging-market production costs, backed by its massive supply chain, Green said.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors said Richard Tillman had loaded his vehicle with fire logs before backing the car through the post office's front door.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Manuel’s approach to narrative structure draws on literary and philosophical theory.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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And some have theorized that being a carrier for cystic fibrosis can defend against severe cholera, although the evidence for this theory is more scant.—
Roxanne Khamsi,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
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Wayland also got top four finishes in the 200-yard medley relay and the 100-yard breaststroke.—
Erik Anderson,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Until recently, the markets had assumed that companies would be buoyed by the massive amount of capex (capital expenditure) going into AI, and that AI would generate new efficiencies and higher productivity that would ultimately result in higher revenues and earnings per share.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the past, scientists had assumed that the ability to pretend and consider multiple realities was unique to humans.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Today, only one reconstructed pillar remains at the original temple site, located outside of the main archaeological park.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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The area, roughly 35 square miles, is mostly residential, with parks, access to the Little Miami River and a small-town feel.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Feb. 2026
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It was widely presumed as a matter of faith that a model’s effectiveness was proportional to its mystery.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Premise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premise. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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