as in to assume
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
the book presupposes its readers will already know something about the subject
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Recent Examples of presuppose
Growth of the pharmaceutical industry presupposes and necessitates more sick people.
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Miles Bryan, Vox, 30 Jan. 2025
A lot of what the government just said presupposes that this case is legally appropriate, and that the charges that were brought by the people were consistent with the laws of New York.
—Abc News, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Investments that presuppose and fund such support in advance will contribute the most to achieving that goal.
—Dan Altman, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2024
There is a misconception rampant in our culture that presupposes criticism correlates to or flows from hate.
—Gwen Faulkenberry, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for presuppose
Miles Bryan, Vox, 30 Jan. 2025
A lot of what the government just said presupposes that this case is legally appropriate, and that the charges that were brought by the people were consistent with the laws of New York.
—Abc News, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Investments that presuppose and fund such support in advance will contribute the most to achieving that goal.
—Dan Altman, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2024
There is a misconception rampant in our culture that presupposes criticism correlates to or flows from hate.
—Gwen Faulkenberry, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for presuppose
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presuppose
Verb
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Some employers may hesitate to hire someone with a career gap or assume that a more experienced professional won't stay long.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Many professionals enter the tech space assuming their success in structured environments will seamlessly translate into building and scaling a startup, guaranteed.—
Lola Eniolorunda,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Tucked one of my wings, and just... dodged right out of there, said, 'Hell no, brother.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
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The child remains in the care and custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement and was placed with a foster family, the agency said.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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While the prosecution has the burden to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt, the defendant has the right to be presumed innocent and have their day in court.—
Jordan Wright,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2025
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To presume as some do that automation is the enemy of employees is the equivalent of the misguided view that extra humans flooding into a company, region, or country do so at the expense of those already there.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Musk has never denied his hard-charging style and believes that his work building electric cars and rockets is crucial for the health of the planet and the continuation of the human species, and that his DOGE work responds to threats of U.S. bankruptcy.—
Jonathan Landay,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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And if White Houses have believed this too, that the people that are being covered do not choose who covers them.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2025
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The stay in the beach house was supposed to clear their heads, and Joe wasn’t supposed to show up.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Cass has his own problems to deal with, though: He’s supposed to rendezvous on a forested planet with someone named Porco, but his disguise as an Imperial pilot works too well, and a group of squabbling sorta-rebels mistake him for the real thing.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The workshop acknowledges that people usually think of consent and boundaries in extreme terms.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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The Browns must think otherwise to be taking him with a top 100 pick, but this one is hard to explain.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Presuppose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presuppose. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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