assumed
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Synonyms
apparent, evident, ostensible, ostensive, presumed, prima facie, putative, reputed, seeming, supposed
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The assumed community of fundamental interests binding the countries of North America and Europe has been called into question. — Peter Slezkine, The New Republic, "What Happened to the “Free World”?," 22 May 2018 Because the assumed rate of return for the pension fund is higher than the bond’s interest rate, things immediately improve on paper, though often not in practice. — Spencer Jakab, WSJ, "Prophet of Muni Market Doom Wasn’t Wrong—Just Early," 26 Oct. 2018 The KRS Board lowerd assumptions for the assumed interest rate earned on pension fund investments and the rate of growth in public payrolls. — Tom Loftus, The Courier-Journal, "'I don't see a lot of hope for it': Kentucky's pension reform bill is unlikely to pass," 14 Mar. 2018 The regulation increased the assumed average weight per person from 160 to 185 pounds. — Eric Adler, The Seattle Times, "Congress didn’t act after 1999 duck-boat tragedy. Now it must, experts say.," 30 July 2018 The operation lacks an assumed element of the modern car factory: robots. — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, "The Palace of Perfectionism Where McLaren Supercars Are Born," 12 Feb. 2016 The agency’s chief historian, Bodo Hechelhammer, told the newspaper that Ms. Burwitz worked as a secretary under an assumed name in the early 1960s. — Washington Post, BostonGlobe.com, "Gudrun Burwitz, ever-loyal daughter of Nazi mastermind Heinrich Himmler, dies at 88," 11 July 2018 In the Netherlands, authorities are examining whether two assassinations of Iranian opposition figures—one of whom was living under an assumed name—were carried out by the Iranian government. — Matthew Dalton, WSJ, "Four Arrested in Alleged Plot to Bomb Anti-Iran Gathering," 2 July 2018 The agency’s chief historian, Bodo Hechelhammer, told the newspaper that Mrs. Burwitz worked as a secretary under an assumed name in the early 1960s. — Matt Schudel, Washington Post, "Gudrun Burwitz, ever-loyal daughter of Nazi mastermind Heinrich Himmler, dies at 88," 30 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'assumed.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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