as in apparent
appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed
the presumed culprit
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as in assumed
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
I presume you'll fly if you do go
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as in said
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
we should presume that a person is innocent until proven guilty
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Recent Examples of presumed
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
8 Aug. 2025
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
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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Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Del Mastro and Korchinski are presumed to be a part of next year’s blueliner core, while Commesso is expected to play another season in Rockford.
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Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
Stanhope is posed next to a young Black man presumed to be a servant of Stanhope.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
But the document also made clear, as every criminal case must, that the charges were accusations and that the defendant was presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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Jon Duffy,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
The American Dream once presumed a steady, patient faith in merit and hard work.
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Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Accounts were presumed to belong to people, participation was presumed to be human participation, and trust, however imperfect, still rested on the idea that a real person sat somewhere behind the screen.
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Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Philo is presumed to have the inside track to QB1 after two seasons at Georgia Tech working under new offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner.
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Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2026
Adjective
The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.
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Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
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.
—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Del Mastro and Korchinski are presumed to be a part of next year’s blueliner core, while Commesso is expected to play another season in Rockford.
—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
Stanhope is posed next to a young Black man presumed to be a servant of Stanhope.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
But the document also made clear, as every criminal case must, that the charges were accusations and that the defendant was presumed innocent until proven guilty.
—
Jon Duffy,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
The American Dream once presumed a steady, patient faith in merit and hard work.
—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Accounts were presumed to belong to people, participation was presumed to be human participation, and trust, however imperfect, still rested on the idea that a real person sat somewhere behind the screen.
—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Philo is presumed to have the inside track to QB1 after two seasons at Georgia Tech working under new offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner.
—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presumed
Adjective
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This comes after dozens of leading Mexican sports outlets reported the time change — after apparent briefing — as did the BBC, which has rights to the game in the UK.
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Anybody who is anybody is making their way to New York’s Madison Square Garden dressed to the nines in an apparent march to get to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding.
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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.
Adjective
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.
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If stress builds, schedule a short stretch break and set softer deadlines where possible, because kindness to your body supports reliable output.
Verb
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Whether July 3 brings wedding photos, business news, both or nothing the internet has correctly guessed, Swift’s history explains why fans are leaving room for another reveal.
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Those who keep postponing the conversation risk leaving their heirs not a fortune but a locked archive whose contents can only be guessed at.
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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.
Adjective
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Verbeek also has lost four key defensemen — captain Radko Gudas, Jacob Trouba, John Carlson and Olen Zellweger — in the past month while adding only journeyman Nick Jensen as a probable replacement.
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Lowe’s matchup is arguably the best for hitting a home run on Saturday’s MLB slate, given the sample sizes of the probable pitchers.
Verb
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Google announced a $50M commitment that’s somehow supposed to train 300,000 tradespeople.
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Wait, wasn’t the original happy ending supposed to have our protagonist pairing up with his son?
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“Presumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumed. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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