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noun

Definition of premisesnext
plural of premise
as in yard
the area around and belonging to a building detectives painstakingly searched the premises for clues to the disappearance

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verb

present tense third-person singular of premise
as in assumes
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof let us premise certain things, such as every person's need for love, before beginning our line of reasoning

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  1. yard
  2. assumes
  3. ground
  4. park
  5. believes
Noun
  • Purdy passed for 353 yards and two touchdowns with no turnovers.
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Lamar Jackson is 10 of 14 for 71 yards and a score.
    NBC News, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of yard
Verb
  • Henry said the province is still identifying the exact strain, but assumes the case is H5N1.
    Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Everyone assumes the tariffs are only bad for China, as though US companies were immune.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of assumes
Noun
  • While Republicans have a supermajority in the General Assembly, Democrats were hoping to gain some ground and flip some seats from red to blue.
    Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
  • When complete, a monolithic glittering golden tower containing 1,542 rooms will soar more than 300 meters and be surrounded by lush grounds, swimming lagoons and a marina.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of ground
Noun
  • On Earth Day in 2022, President Joe Biden stood among cherry blossoms and towering Douglas firs in a Seattle park to declare the importance of big, old trees.
    April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
  • One of our colleagues who lives north of the park says that, this morning, the cars parked on her block were covered in a fine layer of sooty ash.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of park
Verb
  • Management believes current cash balances and additional capital available under existing agreements will be sufficient to meet near-term capital needs.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The company believes its existing cash and cash equivalents and cash from operations will be sufficient to meet its needs for the next 12 months.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of believes
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