as in plausible
worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable
in that climate of fear, an accusation alone was presumptive evidence of guilt
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Recent Examples of presumptive
Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter is deemed by many NFL scouts as the presumptive favorite to go number one overall during the 2025 NFL Draft.
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Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Germany’s presumptive next chancellor could be weak from the start, for all sorts of reasons.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Happy ending Given the alignment of symptoms and the raw seafood and salads eaten in Hawaii, the doctors gave a presumptive diagnosis of central nervous system angiostrongyliasis.
—Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2025
Mischa Barton played Marissa, who had a steamy romance with presumptive bad boy Ryan Atwood.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Germany’s presumptive next chancellor could be weak from the start, for all sorts of reasons.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Happy ending Given the alignment of symptoms and the raw seafood and salads eaten in Hawaii, the doctors gave a presumptive diagnosis of central nervous system angiostrongyliasis.
—Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2025
Mischa Barton played Marissa, who had a steamy romance with presumptive bad boy Ryan Atwood.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presumptive
Adjective
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But what happened on the first floor of the McCormick Place West Convention Center in downtown Chicago was hardly plausible.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Preventing plausible deniability and facilitating innovation.—
Sanjeev Menon,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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For brands, early adoption sends a credible signal of sustainability leadership to consumers and investors while securing long-term supply chain resilience.—
Ken Katz,
Sourcing Journal,
5 May 2025
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Baffert throughout has maintained his innocence, arguing that Medina Spirit’s positive arose from an ointment given to the horse for a skin rash – a credible explanation but not a provable one, according to lab testing experts.—
Katie Bo Lillis,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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For the second straight game, the Edmonton Oilers rallied in the third period and turned what seemed like a probable loss into a dramatic win over the Los Angeles Kings.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Both agencies are at odds with the International Agency for Research on Cancer, which classifies it as a probable carcinogen.—
John Klar,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Presumptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumptive. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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