posited
ˈpä-zə-təd 
ˈpäz-təd
; positing
ˈpä-zə-tiŋ
ˈpäz-tiŋ
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In more recent years, some experts have posited much more concrete conclusions including a long freeze or even a big rip.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2025
Watson and Radcliffe have consistently voiced support for transgender rights, sometimes in direct contrast to Rowling reiterating hurtful rhetoric that is tied to the TERF (trans-exclusionary radical feminists) movement, which posits the belief that trans women are not women.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Many attempts to chronicle the history of the baleada rely on the findings of a historian named Julio César Zepeda, who posits that Hondurans adapted their thick flour tortillas from chapati, the flatbread popular in South Asian cuisine.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
First, Netflix received rave reviews and an impressive haul of Emmys for Adolescence, an eerie and unsettling four-part limited series that posited that kids today, young men in particular, are not alright.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 Oct. 2025
Watson and Radcliffe have consistently voiced support for transgender rights, sometimes in direct contrast to Rowling reiterating hurtful rhetoric that is tied to the TERF (trans-exclusionary radical feminists) movement, which posits the belief that trans women are not women.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Many attempts to chronicle the history of the baleada rely on the findings of a historian named Julio César Zepeda, who posits that Hondurans adapted their thick flour tortillas from chapati, the flatbread popular in South Asian cuisine.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
First, Netflix received rave reviews and an impressive haul of Emmys for Adolescence, an eerie and unsettling four-part limited series that posited that kids today, young men in particular, are not alright.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Posit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posit. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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