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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
This assumes the utility sees a demand of about 1,500 MW to supply data centers.
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Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
Matty assumes the court will automatically apply the same protections to Dasha in the new case.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
After President Rayburn dies, Grace assumes the presidency.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
That assumes a 20% downpayment of $177,900.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Their base case assumes that recovery will resume once uncertainty subsides.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Downcoding based only on that knowledge assumes that an office visit for a certain set of diagnoses has a ceiling of complexity, regardless of the patient’s medical history and the realities of what actually occurred during that visit.
—Kenzi Abou-Sabe, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
Too often, technology assumes the material world will keep pace with ambition.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
The bias is that the first question assumes or glosses over the legitimacy of caging, tacitly accepting the human agricultural system as the baseline.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
Matty assumes the court will automatically apply the same protections to Dasha in the new case.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
After President Rayburn dies, Grace assumes the presidency.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
That assumes a 20% downpayment of $177,900.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Their base case assumes that recovery will resume once uncertainty subsides.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Downcoding based only on that knowledge assumes that an office visit for a certain set of diagnoses has a ceiling of complexity, regardless of the patient’s medical history and the realities of what actually occurred during that visit.
—Kenzi Abou-Sabe, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
Too often, technology assumes the material world will keep pace with ambition.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
The bias is that the first question assumes or glosses over the legitimacy of caging, tacitly accepting the human agricultural system as the baseline.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assumes
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Both projects have successfully demonstrated working prototypes, and Volonort even accepts pre-orders.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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The department should investigate the school, the group says, because the school accepts federal funding — roughly $62 million federal dollars, according to the school's 2024 990 tax form.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Ram's driver, Kolton Blees, 30, of Pearcy was injured, the report says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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Compact Umbrella London is no stranger to rainy days, and as many cities gear up for less predictable weather this fall and winter, Ali says an umbrella is a must-have item for any trip.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Paul Tan guesses it might be offered elsewhere with a range of diesel powertrains, and perhaps those will bring a bit more grunt.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Oct. 2025
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Mackay guesses the center will be able to begin enrolling officers’ children by mid-summer 2025.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Oct. 2025
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But nobody pretends that number is reliable.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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Each night on her ongoing Short n’ Sweet tour Carpenter pretends to arrest a member of the crowd.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Sheridan’s deal employs him on the film side until March 2026 and in the television space through 2028.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Oct. 2025
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His social enterprise, Southside Blooms, transforms vacant lots into eco-friendly flower farms and employs 25 local young people to grow, arrange, and sell flowers at the group’s nonprofit flower shop.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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Glenn shoulders the blame for that, especially in light of some questionable decision-making during the loss to the Broncos.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Even as Redd shoulders the weight of her past, this new chapter is filled with joy.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Oct. 2025
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Despite the political specificity of the family history unearthed here, the script presumes a level of profundity that’s just not there in the movie’s ponderous silences and woozy montages.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Sep. 2025
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This premium valuation presumes that the company can maintain double-digit growth and margin expansion in the long term.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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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 7 Nov. 2025.
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