posited
ˈpä-zə-təd 
ˈpäz-təd
; positing
ˈpä-zə-tiŋ
ˈpäz-tiŋ
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Panera eventually retired the item, though not immediately (a legal expert posited to CNN that doing so promptly would have read as an admission of guilt, and in turn spur reputational damage).
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Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Instead, the head of the Southern Baptist Convention now posits that empathy is an artificial virtue.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Bilmes posited that in order to resolve the arbitrary payment disparities during shutdowns, there should be automatic resolutions, creating an automatic extension of the previous budget.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
All three of Sea Limited's core businesses are posited well for gains from here, according to Bank of America.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
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Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Instead, the head of the Southern Baptist Convention now posits that empathy is an artificial virtue.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Bilmes posited that in order to resolve the arbitrary payment disparities during shutdowns, there should be automatic resolutions, creating an automatic extension of the previous budget.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
All three of Sea Limited's core businesses are posited well for gains from here, according to Bank of America.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for posit
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“Posit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posit. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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