as in presumed
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as in assumed
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
the book presupposes its readers will already know something about the subject
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On the other end, Gibbs began to slither his way into open space, and the Lions assumed full control.—
Alec Lewis,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025 -
As an incentive for the teams to stick around, the city assumed ownership of the land but agreed to give it back to the teams at the expiration of a ground lease in 2023, according to documents reviewed by The Post.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The alleged victim and another witness who spoke with deputies declined to press charges against either arrestee, per the arrest report.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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The past year has marked various rap stars dodging significant prison time for alleged crimes committed, most notably Young Thug himself, who was released from jail after accepting a plea deal in his YSL RICO case late last year.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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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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Estimates of Gaza’s Christian population range from roughly 800 to more than 1,000, although hundreds are believed to have left for Egypt, Canada and Australia since the war began.—
Aaron Boxerman,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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Bells in the church, with a gold cross on its steeple visible on Broadway and surrounding blocks, are believed to be more than 170 years old.—
Lucas Aulbach,
The Courier-Journal,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The supposed master negotiator is signaling his willingness to sacrifice Ukraine to Russia before formal negotiations even start.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2025
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The Danish government dismissed Trump’s idea and critics mocked his supposed naivety.—
Ryan P. Burke,
Orlando Sentinel,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The study found that a hypothetical investor with even the worst market timing crushed the returns of one who stayed in cash between 2003 and 2022.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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No more debating whether a spot should go to the most deserving team or the team that would be favored in a hypothetical matchup.—
Ralph D. Russo,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The federal government is, in effect, suddenly being run like an A.I. startup; Musk, an unelected billionaire, a maestro of flying cars and trips to Mars, has made the United States of America his grandest test case yet for an unproved and unregulated new technology.—
Kyle Chayka,
The New Yorker,
12 Feb. 2025
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And the exploitation of the total resource, including unproved but technically recoverable resources, is fairly low, less than 2% per year.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes,
3 Dec. 2024
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Elsewhere … Archbishop Mitty is St. Francis’ biggest threat in the WCAL, but the San Jose powerhouse will need some unproven bats to produce.—
Joseph Dycus,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Watching the first showing is like gazing backward into a crystal ball, a near-prophetic amalgamation of unproven but shining, star-wattage talent.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Presupposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presupposed. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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