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as in presumed
appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed
an assumed connection between the two species that has yet to be confirmed by fossil findings
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as in strained
lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
the salesclerk's assumed friendliness vanished as soon as I assured her I was just looking
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as in accepted
to take to or upon oneself
we promised to assume responsibility for any damage to the flower beds caused by the volleyball game in the backyard
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as in said
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
everyone assumed, wrongly, that someone else was bringing dessert
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as in guessed
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
as I just assumed it was too late to go out, I didn't think to ask
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as in pretended
to present a false appearance of
she assumed an air of nonchalance even though she was wildly ecstatic she was going on the date
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as in employed
to provide with a paying job
assumed as partner by the prestigious law firm
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Recent Examples of assumed
Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 16 May 2024
There's an assumed level of risk associated with activity.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
Chad Graff, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Journalists were routinely at the courthouse in Goderich, and Andrea assumed that the case would become public.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
This brings the Midsummer in below 2,200 pounds to the assumed benefit of performance and handling.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 16 May 2024
There's an assumed level of risk associated with activity.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
Verb
Rather, it shouldn’t be assumed that Mayo has 100 percent earned a second year.
—Chad Graff, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Journalists were routinely at the courthouse in Goderich, and Andrea assumed that the case would become public.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assumed
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Zuckerberg and Trump have had a strained relationship in recent years.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Jansson started 37 games for Leeds but his relationship with Marcelo Bielsa, the head coach at the time, had become strained.Jay Harris, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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The black cat just accepted it.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Discover is accepted at about 70 million merchant acceptance points compared with Visa’s roughly 130 million and Mastercard’s 100 million.Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Strong passwords that are not easily guessed and/or a password manager.Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg guessed Jason Derulo.Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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Oh Il-nam (Oh Yeong-su), a dying old man who pretended to be Gi-hun’s ally in the game.Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
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In the meantime, Griffin pretended to like the other gift.Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Nearly 150,000 individuals without legal status are employed in Maryland, according to a 2019 report by the Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank in Washington.Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
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This meta action comedy is showrunner Charles Yu's adaption of his own 2020 satirical novel of the same name, which employed the screenplay format as a narrative structure.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
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Behind the scenes, fans speculated about an apparent rift between Lively and Baldoni, who avoided one another other during press junkets and appeared separately on red carpets.Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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Witkoff was with Trump during the apparent second assassination attempt on his life, telling NBC that Secret Service agents dived on Trump and got him off his Florida golf course in under 20 seconds.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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The ancient tradition would be to hold sacrificial ceremonies, but today, people hold mock sacrifices to celebrate.Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
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The long-sleeve gown featured a mock neck and ruching at the waist.Catherine Santino, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Misch also faces charges in a high-profile kidnapping and presumed murder that took place in Hayward in 1989.Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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This fateful decision meant that, when he is presumed to have fallen ill on his walk, Mosley was unable to raise the alarm.Caroline Frost, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Assumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assumed. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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