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as in estimates
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
if we suppose a minimum profit of $10,000 from the charity auction, we should be able to pay for the family's medical expenses
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as in assumes
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
what do you suppose he's going to do with the prize money he won?
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as in thinks
to have as an opinion
voters wrongly supposed that the new mayor would be opposed to letting hazardous waste be transported through the city
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as in says
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
had always supposed that her father would bequeath the family farm to her
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supposes
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Marketplace Pulse estimates Amazon had 21 times the number of sellers that Walmart had at the end of 2024.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Paige Tortorelli,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025 -
Paudel's team estimates dE01+09 entered the group several billion years ago as a young, star-forming galaxy.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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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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Liz Thomas, head of investment strategy at online bank and finance platform SoFi, thinks the Fed might be playing with fire.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Instead of leading with questions about salary or credit scores, start by paying attention to how someone thinks about money.—
Essence,
Essence,
19 Sep. 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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Everyone is focused on the appalling state of how the federal government calculates job creation.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Thus, the team calculates the population of quasars at Cosmic Dawn to be around double what was previously estimated.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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After Friday, one guesses the demands will grow louder.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Skye even correctly guesses how long Billy has been microdosing ‘shrooms, based on his chill demeanor.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 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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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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“Supposes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supposes. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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