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past tense of assume
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Recent Examples of assumed
Adjective
Some photographers flip this assumed authenticity on its head by reverse-engineering studios and sets to resemble homes. Megan Williams, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025 This serves as an assumed double-revenge game for both Aaron Rodgers and Justin Fields. James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
Tim Robbins won best supporting actor, but many assumed co-star Kevin Bacon would finally land his first nomination. Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025 Some schools, including several of the nine schools that received the letters, have been involved in funding battles since the new administration assumed power. Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for assumed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assumed
Adjective
  • The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • After missing the Heat’s first five preseason games with a strained hamstring, Rozier played in his first exhibition of the year on Friday.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
  • If staffing levels remain strained, a single storm or tech glitch could cause nationwide ripple effects that ruin travel plans for millions.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Because once peaceful protest is accepted as terrorism, every crowd becomes a potential battlefield and every citizen a suspect.
    Alexis Coe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The designer only accepted about 20 orders at that time and allowed for minor alterations to each piece.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But the Juventus coach clearly does pay attention to what is said about him and his team.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The Pima Critical Incident Team was activated after the incident with the Oro Valley Police Department assigned to lead the investigation, Adger said.
    Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The alternative would have been shutting down pre-orders after that guessed number and marking the devices out of stock.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Who’d have guessed that the place to find a killer spritz cookie recipe would be inside a cemetery?
    Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Take Bata Kindai Amgoza ibn LoBagola, who pretended to be this African native descended from the Lost Tribe of Israel but was actually born in Baltimore in the Jim Crow South.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Link then called 911 and pretended not to know who Jimenez was despite being married to him for nine years, Bergida said.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This can likely be traced back to Gian Piero Gasperini’s arrival in Serie A with Genoa in 2007, using a back-three system to counteract the prevailing, narrow 4-3-1-2 shape that was commonly employed in Italy.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The report also notes European Social Surveys – tracking public attitudes, beliefs and behavior – which show that there is a 25% chance unemployed people at the lowest levels of jobless benefits will vote for the far right versus 15% for those who are employed.
    Ana Nicolaci da Costa, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Washington — New air traffic control audio captures pilots in an apparent struggle to regain control of a private business jet as the plane plunged into woods near Lansing, Michigan on Thursday, killing all three on board.
    Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
  • A lot has happened to the Jeep since American soldiers planted a flag on Iwo Jima, but after 80 years, the family resemblance of today’s Jeep Wrangler to the original is still readily apparent, though contemporary models are thoroughly modern cars.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Assumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assumed. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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