as in assumes
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 presupposes
That presupposes a sophomore jump-not-slump from QB Drake Maye.
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Greg Cote
september 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Greg Cote
september 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presupposes
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The current system assumes the vice president will be available and capable, but simultaneous incapacity of both officials remains possible.—
Lynn Schmidt,
Twin Cities,
19 Sep. 2025
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The company is targeting late 2025 for commercial deployment—an aggressive timeline that assumes hybrid architectures can deliver adequate performance without the extreme processing demands of pure ceramics.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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This premium valuation presumes that the company can maintain double-digit growth and margin expansion in the long term.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Hank, in attempting to save himself, starts to act out a stereotype of his own, the Western loner who presumes to take on a hero’s mantle.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 Aug. 2025
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University of California, Davis law professor Raquel Aldana says California is trying to use this law to identify what federal agents can and cannot do within a state.—
Gerardo Zavala,
NPR,
20 Sep. 2025
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Sexton, Lee says, elevates the whole environment and Sexton and Ball are really building a rapport and talking up a storm together a lot after practice.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Sep. 2025
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Scott’s new attorney, Scott Sanders, believes his 69-year-old client would have been acquitted altogether if the evidence had been disclosed as required at the time of trial.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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Jason Lloyd of The Athletic believes that the Browns' October 19 matchup against the Miami Dolphins might be the day that head coach Kevin Stefanski decides to turn to Gabriel as his new starter.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Presupposes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presupposes. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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