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as in accepts
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 says
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 guesses
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 pretends
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 employs
to provide with a paying job
assumed as partner by the prestigious law firm
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Recent Examples of assumes
The formula assumes that interest compounds over a full year, but most small loans are repaid within weeks or months.
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Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
That assumes the Denver Broncos (9-6), who lost to the Los Angeles Chargers (9-6) on Thursday, hold on to the seventh playoff slot.
—Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Here's why there are still some Medicaid is not the only health care program that could be on the chopping block when Congress reconvenes and a new presidential administration assumes control of federal agencies.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
Everyone is watching to see if Musk will succumb to partisan paradigms or Silicon Valley groupthink, which assumes that technology is the answer to every problem.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Tunney’s friend assumes the Musk post is another bit of trolling.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, a seasoned hand, will take a visible role when Poland assumes the presidency of the Council of the European Union next year.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Zane Lowe assumes the role of host for all three segments of the hour-long special, introduced as its guest driver and duet partner in a brief prologue that begins with franchise mainstay James Corden effectively handing over the keys via a phone call from Britain.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
Soft skills are becoming indispensable as AI assumes more routine tasks; over 60% of professionals globally recognize their growing importance.
—Feon Ang, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
That assumes the Denver Broncos (9-6), who lost to the Los Angeles Chargers (9-6) on Thursday, hold on to the seventh playoff slot.
—Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Here's why there are still some Medicaid is not the only health care program that could be on the chopping block when Congress reconvenes and a new presidential administration assumes control of federal agencies.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
Everyone is watching to see if Musk will succumb to partisan paradigms or Silicon Valley groupthink, which assumes that technology is the answer to every problem.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Tunney’s friend assumes the Musk post is another bit of trolling.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, a seasoned hand, will take a visible role when Poland assumes the presidency of the Council of the European Union next year.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Zane Lowe assumes the role of host for all three segments of the hour-long special, introduced as its guest driver and duet partner in a brief prologue that begins with franchise mainstay James Corden effectively handing over the keys via a phone call from Britain.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
Soft skills are becoming indispensable as AI assumes more routine tasks; over 60% of professionals globally recognize their growing importance.
—Feon Ang, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assumes
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Now, science accepts their ideas, which are said to enrich our understanding of the universe.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Dec. 2024
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Sperm is a hot commodity, with low stock levels post-pandemic and a screening process that accepts only about 4 percent of donors.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
19 Dec. 2024
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The tracker relies on radar technology and satellites to keep tabs on Santa, according to NORAD, which notes those methods are the same ones the agency employs to protect skies over North America.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
24 Dec. 2024
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On September 16, Forest Service chief Randy Moore held a staff-wide videoconference, which was then released to the public, explaining how the massive agency, which employs approximately 30,000 people, would address the shortfall.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
23 Dec. 2024
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Once again, there’s a selection bias - an author who hires a ghostwriter likely will invest more in promotion and other factors that increase sales.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Then, filled with admiration for this person who has turned a simple space into a something transcendental, the patron hires Tóth to oversee construction on a community center in the modest burg of Doylestown, Pennsylvania.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
22 Dec. 2024
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The component undertakes its internal mathematical and computational effort and then goes out of its way to purposely produce tokens so that the rest of the assembly line functions based on language.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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These numbers are only remotely possible if the government undertakes a relatively indiscriminate, neighborhood-by-neighborhood campaign of detentions, going even beyond the total number of undocumented people in the United States.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
12 Dec. 2024
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Hebert believes Sanders’ ability to relate serves him well as a coach.—
Dan Pompei,
The Athletic,
26 Dec. 2024
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Loans could be preferable but Van Nistelrooy believes there is also a budget to use.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
26 Dec. 2024
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The game was played at the arena that bears Carnesecca's name - the arena opened in 1961 and was named after the Hall of Fame coach in 2004.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
7 Dec. 2024
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The facility bears interest at variable rates and is secured by a first priority lien on substantially all of the company's assets.—
Quartz Bot,
Quartz,
12 Nov. 2024
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The guess here is that this will all unravel much faster than anyone currently thinks, leaving the country, and its new government, adrift and voters counting the days to the midterm elections.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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Prasad, for instance, thinks there’s a kind of egalitarianism that’s inherent in English and missing from its Indian alternatives.—
Manvir Singh,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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Adapted from Robert Harris' novel about the papal conclave, the film imagines a series of twists in the modern-day Vatican City.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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One imagines this is also true in professional sports, although with much higher degrees of difficulty.—
Hunter Felt,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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