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as in assumption
something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning
your conclusion may turn out to be accurate, but you're postulating a lot of ifs
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as in condition
something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends
there are a number of ifs in the proposal
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Recent Examples of if
There’s no if’s, and’s or but’s about it: the Rangers can’t waste this opportunity against a tanking opponent.
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Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2023
There’s no questions or ifs or buts, that is the end of it.
—Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
But still, they should be haunted by the if-onlys.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 9 Feb. 2023
As a result, discontent with the manager is growing, and with a 7 ½-month gap between the end of qualifying and the start of this fall’s World Cup in Qatar, this would be the time to make a change - if, indeed, a change is coming.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2022
On Monday, Circa Sports posted Georgia as a 3-point favorite - with the over/under at 50.5 - if, or when, the Tide clinches the SEC West.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 15 Nov. 2021
OOF: If the Senate manages to pass its health-care bill -- and that's a mammoth IF -- the House seems ready to give it the nod, too, my colleague Paul Kane writes.
—Paige Winfield Cunningham, Washington Post, 17 July 2017
But if all goes as planned – a big IF in the restaurant business –
—Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2017
Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2023
There’s no questions or ifs or buts, that is the end of it.
—Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
But still, they should be haunted by the if-onlys.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 9 Feb. 2023
As a result, discontent with the manager is growing, and with a 7 ½-month gap between the end of qualifying and the start of this fall’s World Cup in Qatar, this would be the time to make a change - if, indeed, a change is coming.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2022
On Monday, Circa Sports posted Georgia as a 3-point favorite - with the over/under at 50.5 - if, or when, the Tide clinches the SEC West.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 15 Nov. 2021
OOF: If the Senate manages to pass its health-care bill -- and that's a mammoth IF -- the House seems ready to give it the nod, too, my colleague Paul Kane writes.
—Paige Winfield Cunningham, Washington Post, 17 July 2017
But if all goes as planned – a big IF in the restaurant business –
—Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for if
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Interest expense for the quarter was $0, down from $8.1 million in the previous year, due to the assumption of outstanding debt by the Acquirer in connection with the Merger.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Many assumptions about the negative impacts of low fertility on the economy are likewise either overstated or unsupported by evidence.Vegard Skirbekk, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
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The idea of vigorous exercise can be daunting to people who are out of condition, Manmadhan said.Linda Carroll, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Martin set a $2,000 signature bond with conditions that Spencer not commit any new crimes.Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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The theory was popularized by manifestos left by perpetrators in a number of high-profile neo-Nazi and white supremacist terrorist incidents, including the killing of 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2019.Patrick Smith, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The theory proposes that each generation should be considered a separate social group formed by specific historical events and social and cultural environments.Boris Abaev, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The provision for credit losses decreased to $123,000, attributed to a decrease in average loans receivable.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The amendment also does away with a provision that limits the exemption to companies with no more than $100,000 in gross receipts and applies the exemption to all grant amounts instead of just the first $1 million received.Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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My parents came over to the U.S. from Ireland in 1959 and education and hard work were just givens.Ayesha Javed, TIME, 3 Nov. 2024
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Picture, Director, and Supporting Actor feel like givens, and Oppenheimer should challenge in Actor, Adapted Screenplay, and a bunch of craft categories, too.Nate Jones, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2024
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One requirement is that the guest artists already have a book of big band arrangements.Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Continuum claimed that reducing the angle of the plane would knock the number of units down from 475 to 355, making the affordability requirement financially unworkable.Kim Velsey, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
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Be smart: The majority-districts stipulation was put in place to ensure candidates tried to appeal to all Richmond voters, not just wealthier and white residents, especially given the city's history of trying to dilute the Black vote.Karri Peifer, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Musk is only awarding money to those who sign what his America political action committee has called a petition in favor of the First and Second Amendments under the stipulation they are registered to vote in a swing state.Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
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There was one notable exception: Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne, a Republican, got kicked out of a voting center at Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix for crossing the 75-foot line that marks the campaigning limit.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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In recent decades, news outlets have typically called the presidential race late on election night or the morning after, with two notable exceptions.Rachel Barber, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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“If.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/if. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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