as in assumed
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 Synonyms for presupposed
Verb
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Some might have assumed at first that this woman was just an influencer dabbling in rap.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025 -
And Lupita wants people to know her feelings about Daniel are the opposite of what some fans assumed based on a long-running joke about not liking him.—
Sarah Jones,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Trump said the bond between America and the United Kingdom is irreplaceable.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Kate will join Melania at Frogmore Gardens to meet the Chief Scout, Dwayne Fields and members of the Scouts' Squirrels programme, the Buckingham Palace press release said.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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John tells fellow Hawaiians of the wisdom kept in this game like how the stone carvings from hundreds of years ago are believed to have been used as an abacus-esque device for managing and allocating land.—
Matt Negrin,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
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Another New Mexico family believed that the boy in the image was 9-year-old Michael Henley, who had vanished on a hunting trip with his father in April 1988.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December sparked a firestorm of debate, with donations for alleged assassin Luigi Mangione nearing $1 million ahead of his first court hearing in April.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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And what’s played out recently—leaving dozens of people on administrative leave for months, in the absence of alleged misconduct and without a clear path toward resolution—is unheard of, a senior NIH official who has been on administrative leave since the spring told me.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Stark has also played a role in other city housing projects, such as expanding access to accessory dwelling units and assisting with the proposed Renter's Council.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Sep. 2025
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Officials said the proposed 8,137-square-foot Fire Station 94, next to Brentwood Veterans’ Memorial Hall on First Street, will enhance emergency response times.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The reaction, though, of supposed country folk has puzzled me the most.—
John Vukmirovich,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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As Premier League spending ballooned over the £3billion mark — more than the other four main European domestic leagues combined — PSR and its supposed influence remained a constant in the background, a grim reaper bearing a calculator rather than a scythe.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Denholm also said she isn’t entirely sold on the idea of Tesla investing in Musk’s xAI, a hypothetical that shareholders will vote on at the company’s annual meeting in November.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Unfortunately, this risk isn’t just hypothetical.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Presupposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presupposed. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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