as in theories
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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Recent Examples of assumptions
Sotter positions himself as an advocate and changemaker, willing to challenge assumptions and push conversations forward.
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Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Discrimination and biased assumptions are among the greatest barriers facing people with Down syndrome.
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Michelle Sie Whitten,
STAT,
25 June 2026
Facility-level data gives brands the evidence needed to demonstrate compliance, substantiate product claims, and respond to regulatory requirements without relying on generalized assumptions or supplier declarations.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
What assumptions must be true for the thesis to work?
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Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Leaders are now compelled to reassess their foundational assumptions, as geopolitical risk increasingly impacts economic stability, regulatory environments, and market access.
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Bryce Hoffman,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
While China and India surge ahead in clean energy investments and storage advancements, some in Washington want to take us back to the mid-1970s — a time when energy policy was dictated by outdated assumptions and fossil fuel dependence.
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Bill Ritter Jr.,
The Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2025
Showdown at Little Rock Similar assumptions guided events even in places where desegregation appeared to be working.
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Essence,
22 Mar. 2025
The best leaders recognize that their data and assumptions can become outdated quickly.
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John Cairney,
Sportico.com,
22 Mar. 2025
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Discrimination and biased assumptions are among the greatest barriers facing people with Down syndrome.
—
Michelle Sie Whitten,
STAT,
25 June 2026
Facility-level data gives brands the evidence needed to demonstrate compliance, substantiate product claims, and respond to regulatory requirements without relying on generalized assumptions or supplier declarations.
—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
What assumptions must be true for the thesis to work?
—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Leaders are now compelled to reassess their foundational assumptions, as geopolitical risk increasingly impacts economic stability, regulatory environments, and market access.
—
Bryce Hoffman,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
While China and India surge ahead in clean energy investments and storage advancements, some in Washington want to take us back to the mid-1970s — a time when energy policy was dictated by outdated assumptions and fossil fuel dependence.
—
Bill Ritter Jr.,
The Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2025
Showdown at Little Rock Similar assumptions guided events even in places where desegregation appeared to be working.
—
Essence,
22 Mar. 2025
The best leaders recognize that their data and assumptions can become outdated quickly.
—
John Cairney,
Sportico.com,
22 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assumptions
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Anderson has offered a few theories for why proximity helps.
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Several members of the Kansas City Chiefs have booked rooms at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square around July 3, sources told The Times, further fueling theories that Kelce's teammates could be gathering in New York for a major celebration.
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The Daily Monitor reported on Sunday that military personnel had been deployed at NMG’s premises in the capital, Kampala, and that staff were being prevented from leaving or entering the premises.
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However, the new island hotel isn't just a smart space with robots assisting human staff throughout the premises.
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Science is designed to estimate risk, test hypotheses, identify patterns, and reduce the likelihood of false causal inference.
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Scientists have two hypotheses for the formation of supermassive black hole seeds.
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But Manfred also acknowledged that MLB has tried to avoid putting players in the position of being required to take part in commemorative events that may conflict with their religious beliefs or values.
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Greenspan embraced some of her beliefs and paid tribute to her in his 2007 memoir.
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The letter makes presumptions about herbicides and pesticides that do not line up with its proposal outlined on a website detailing the training center project, the statement said.
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But, once again, some presumptions were made by the auditors.
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Not really Dagmar Bruss, professor and Head of the Quantum Information Theory group at HHU, and her doctoral researcher, Pedro Barrios Hita, conducted a new analysis of the postulates used in the 2021 paper and found one to be too restrictive.
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Another postulates that sleep removes waste from the brain.
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The past eight months have exposed both suppositions.
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As Jackie herself once reminded John, a Kennedy has no choice but to accept that the press and public will speculate, interpret, exaggerate, and invent notions about them based on their own suppositions.
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“Assumptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assumptions. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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