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as in accepts
to take to or upon oneself
we promised to assume responsibility for any damage to the flower beds caused by the volleyball game in the backyard
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as in says
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
everyone assumed, wrongly, that someone else was bringing dessert
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as in guesses
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
as I just assumed it was too late to go out, I didn't think to ask
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as in pretends
to present a false appearance of
she assumed an air of nonchalance even though she was wildly ecstatic she was going on the date
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as in employs
to provide with a paying job
assumed as partner by the prestigious law firm
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Recent Examples of assumes
That measurement also assumes the buyer has a 20% down payment, which in this case would be $80,060.
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Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2026
That assumes everything lines up next offseason.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
The high-growth scenario assumes all projects under construction or in advanced planning, plus 30% of those in early planning, are fully operational by 2030.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Minear replies coyly when asked a question that assumes Dixie and Buck went home together.
—Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Mar. 2026
That argument assumes both have access to accurate, unbiased information — and that consistent medical advice is provided by all practitioners.
—A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
Modern medicine still often assumes an older, more hierarchical model in a world where a physician’s authority is uncontested and a patient’s role is to comply.
—Scott Hamilton, STAT, 4 Mar. 2026
And one important consequence of this newfound chromatic primacy is that, in a work like Early One Morning, 1962, his sculpture assumes two very different experiences of form depending on one’s viewpoint.
—Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
One assumes that homeless folks would want to move indoors if given the chance, but this is not necessarily the case.
—Brian Barth, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2026
That assumes everything lines up next offseason.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
The high-growth scenario assumes all projects under construction or in advanced planning, plus 30% of those in early planning, are fully operational by 2030.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Minear replies coyly when asked a question that assumes Dixie and Buck went home together.
—Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Mar. 2026
That argument assumes both have access to accurate, unbiased information — and that consistent medical advice is provided by all practitioners.
—A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
Modern medicine still often assumes an older, more hierarchical model in a world where a physician’s authority is uncontested and a patient’s role is to comply.
—Scott Hamilton, STAT, 4 Mar. 2026
And one important consequence of this newfound chromatic primacy is that, in a work like Early One Morning, 1962, his sculpture assumes two very different experiences of form depending on one’s viewpoint.
—Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
One assumes that homeless folks would want to move indoors if given the chance, but this is not necessarily the case.
—Brian Barth, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assumes
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YoloCares accepts hospice and palliative care admissions around the clock and has received high quality-of-care ratings, Bourgoub said.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Bubo accepts microSD cards with a maximum storage of up to one TB for approximately 200,000 photos of 5MB each and about 260 hours of videos at 720p/60fps or 120 hours at 1080p/60fps.—
Shirl Leigh
March 10,
New Atlas,
10 Mar. 2026
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State media says the ship is designed to handle various weapons systems, including antiair and anti-naval weapons, as well as nuclear-capable ballistic and cruise missiles.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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The simple strategy that spawned the Aflac duck The experiences that a long-serving CEO accumulates bring wisdom, Amos says.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Anyone who guesses the date the snow pile will be fully melted can win a $20 Freedom card, good for a few train rides.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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There will be times when Bader guesses right and takes a good pass and hits a lineout.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Christian pretends to fall so everyone looks at him, and then Devens stashes a fake idol wrapped in the real sheet from the BEBI.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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On the right, Tucker Carlson has repeatedly asserted that Buttigieg only pretends to be gay, and is in fact a straight man faking homosexuality for political clout.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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The Sylmar attraction first opened in 2014 and employs 15 people.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The service To minimize its environmental footprint, the hotel employs locals—from builders and gardeners to chefs and hotel staff—who are happy to advise on boat trips, hikes in the mountains, and the best restaurants in nearby villages.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Mar. 2026
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There is great skepticism about Ellison’s ability to make the high-wire act work while Paramount Skydance shoulders a mountain of debt supplied by a consortium that includes Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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Teams feel uncertainty at the top, momentum slows, and the CEO quietly shoulders more stress, not less.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Journalists have a duty to report the sequence of events clearly and to avoid framing that presumes motive or minimizes the threat posed by the suspect.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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What a trigger warning presumes is that readers are entitled to be protected before the fact from the possibility of powerful emotion, an odd entitlement at best and one that is seldom afforded to any being in the course of the rest of life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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Leo’s fine, one supposes, as evil plantation owner Calvin Candie, but the role is not a natural fit for him.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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The first theory supposes that the Big Bang produced dense spots that didn’t collapse immediately.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Assumes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assumes. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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