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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
Tetiana Aleksandrova,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Fifty years later, Sidney Lumet's satirical dark comedy feels unbelievably current in its premise, especially in a world of 24-hour news cycles, divisive social media and bonkers headlines.
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
Examples of great work premised on our desire to learn stretch into the twentieth century.
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David S. Wallace,
New Yorker,
16 May 2026
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Noun
If the premise is that a BCI requires a permanent surgical implant, there are already ethical problems baked into the architecture.
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Tetiana Aleksandrova,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Fifty years later, Sidney Lumet's satirical dark comedy feels unbelievably current in its premise, especially in a world of 24-hour news cycles, divisive social media and bonkers headlines.
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Verb
Kyson Cook, an AT&T premises technician, walks through an AT&T facility in Kettering, Ohio.
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Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
Examples of great work premised on our desire to learn stretch into the twentieth century.
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David S. Wallace,
New Yorker,
16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premise
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Here is a brief overview and judgement calls of several garden insects that challenge our assumptions about who belongs in which column.
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As with any heat metric, calculating the heat index involves making some assumptions about the person and the conditions around them.
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Since its inception, social media has been a proving ground for tween fashion and identity, offering under-16s a digital canvas to experiment with their style and form online cliques around niche interests.
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During the huge Round of 32 knockout showdown, packed crowds inside the legendary Estadio Azteca generated enough ground movement to trigger local seismic monitoring equipment.
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Sources told Rolling Stone that Stevie Nicks, a longtime friend of Swift, will be present at the ceremony — and another said that the singer-songwriter would perform on the special day.
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In a press release, Bonta reiterated his commitment to combating hate in California, and said the data obtained are accessible and critical to stopping such crimes in the state.
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Germ theory also emerged in the late 1800s, in which scientists discovered that germs caused disease.
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The two budding geniuses would sit in Charles’ apartment for hours, talking music theory and analyzing records, though Jones’s curiosity occasionally exhausted Charles.
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Flames raced through rows of vehicles at a Rancho Cordova salvage yard Friday evening, engulfing between 50 and 100 vehicles before more than 70 firefighters contained the blaze and kept it from spreading to neighboring businesses.
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Simple prevention methods include covering food, using fans, and keeping the yard mowed and clean.
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Sweden loses key piece The first half was a sloppy slugfest as both teams tried to use their physicality to assume control.
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John Murphy, president and chief financial officer, will assume the responsibilities in the interim, according to an announcement.
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The cheers could be heard across the park as families and friends gathered to watch one of the biggest matches of the World Cup so far—Mexico versus Ecuador.
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The rides There are about a dozen rides at the park, which may feel low to adults, but kids may want to ride their favorites again and again.
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Paying $700 more (presuming the Fold 8 price doesn’t go up) for fewer features has always been the case with foldable phones.
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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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“Premise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premise. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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