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as in theory
something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning
the widespread assumption that violent entertainment leads to violent behavior in children your argument is faulty because it's based on erroneous assumptions
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as in arrogance
an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims
his air of assumption tended to put people off rather quickly
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Recent Examples of assumption
Their experiences were dismissed as indistinct from men’s, shaped by patriarchal assumptions about heroism.
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Christopher P. Davey, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
In addition, any opinions and assumptions expressed herein are made as of the date of this communication and are subject to change and/or withdrawal without notice.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
The model, created by Meta and called Video Joint Embedding Predictive Architecture (V-JEPA), does not make any assumptions about the physics of the world contained in the videos.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
The assumption is that the Mets will continue to spend, especially following a disappointing season that included a record attendance at Citi Field.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for assumption
Christopher P. Davey, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
In addition, any opinions and assumptions expressed herein are made as of the date of this communication and are subject to change and/or withdrawal without notice.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
The model, created by Meta and called Video Joint Embedding Predictive Architecture (V-JEPA), does not make any assumptions about the physics of the world contained in the videos.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
The assumption is that the Mets will continue to spend, especially following a disappointing season that included a record attendance at Citi Field.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assumption
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The Nikumaroro theory suggests that Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, landed on the island’s reef before their plane was swept away.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Although Robson took more than a decade to put his theory to the test, his experiments in the 1980s proved his hunch was correct.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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The series follows the fictional Holliday, a former star whose arrogance burned every bridge.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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Blenkin told Variety in September 2025 that his character's laughter comes from arrogance.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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To underscore that thematic premise, the premiere is designed by these two sudden accidents that happen to the people who come into the hospital.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Oct. 2025
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By dispelling the myth of SPS superiority, this study opens the door to more flexible and cost-effective production strategies, accelerating the path toward safer, high-performance solid-state batteries, according to the study.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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But she is best remembered for Keeping Up Appearances and her role as Hyacinth Bucket, a working-class woman with pretensions of social superiority.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
3 Oct. 2025
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For a discovery to count, the AI has to oversee the entire project, from hypothesis generation to experiment design to data analysis.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The new hypothesis about them is one of several novel ideas that theorists have been proposing since this spring, when the latest DESI results were published.—
Rebecca Boyle,
Scientific American,
4 Oct. 2025
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Our attitude influences others.—
Jonathan Carone,
Parents,
4 Oct. 2025
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Therefore, his win-now, impress-now attitude probably should come as no surprise.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Each item is intimately tied to the library space, reinforcing Assouline’s belief that a library is not merely a room but a sanctuary for ideas, aesthetics, and meaningful objects.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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Nevertheless, analysts expressed confidence in the business, including a belief that AWS can return to topline growth north of 20%.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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The damage is less to the defendant than to old-fashioned notions about the presumption of innocence and the imperative of preserving an impartial and independent Department of Justice.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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Previously, the standard legal presumption in the state and others was that lawful weapons could be brought onto private property unless the armed person was expressly told not to have them.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Assumption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assumption. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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