1
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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2
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
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.
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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
Paul Greengrass’ United 93 assumes that viewers will bring their own context; the movie is a 110-minute unrelenting nightmare that accepts that countless stories from that day could be told and this is just one of them, with no aspirations of opening up its world.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
This is the scenario Dalio warns of, namely if interest costs exceed growth rates, growth can no longer carry the debt burden in the way that Trump assumes, because growth is vulnerable to shifts in rates, inflation, or the economic cycle.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Their paper challenges the standard Lambda Cold Dark Matter (ΛCDM) model, which assumes that the effects of dark energy remain constant.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Silverman assumes oversight of products and experiences, while NBCUniversal alum Kevin MacLellan is Paramount Skydance’s head of international.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
The scenario assumes costs grow with historical inflation and the mortgage rate is lowered twice by a half-point through refinancing.
—Jeff Goertzen, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
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
Paul Greengrass’ United 93 assumes that viewers will bring their own context; the movie is a 110-minute unrelenting nightmare that accepts that countless stories from that day could be told and this is just one of them, with no aspirations of opening up its world.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
This is the scenario Dalio warns of, namely if interest costs exceed growth rates, growth can no longer carry the debt burden in the way that Trump assumes, because growth is vulnerable to shifts in rates, inflation, or the economic cycle.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Their paper challenges the standard Lambda Cold Dark Matter (ΛCDM) model, which assumes that the effects of dark energy remain constant.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Silverman assumes oversight of products and experiences, while NBCUniversal alum Kevin MacLellan is Paramount Skydance’s head of international.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
The scenario assumes costs grow with historical inflation and the mortgage rate is lowered twice by a half-point through refinancing.
—Jeff Goertzen, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assumes
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After the coroner’s report confirms the cardiac event, everyone except Elsbeth accepts Laurel’s story as fact.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
12 Oct. 2025
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Mike accepts gratefully—only to beat up this Good Samaritan and run off with his watch.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Adobe executive says adaptability is key, and that successful people will be those who take advantage of ever-changing technology.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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If convicted of bank fraud or making false statements, the penalties could include up to 30 years in prison and $1 million in fines for each count, the DOJ says.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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The novel immerses the reader in the world of a Carpathian village in the 1970s, where the main character Darusya lives, whom the locals consider mute and mentally retarded due to attacks of headaches, although none of them guesses the true reasons for her behavior and defiance.—
Nelly Klos
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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The card Arisu selects is revealed to be a Joker, but Arisu correctly guesses that both cards were a Joker.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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After encountering an old friend, Colette, embarrassed about her friend’s success compared to her own, pretends to be a customer at the DMV instead of an employee.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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In a particularly poignant moment in the film, Jiang stands by the window at night and pretends to capture and punch the shadow of a security guard downstairs.—
Yangyang Cheng,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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The firm employs a workforce of 470 employees, which now includes the 100 employees from Terotecna.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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Parra’s perspective stems from four decades at DHL, which employs nearly 600,000 people across 220 countries.—
Samuel Burke,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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While the rest of the film is populated with stars, including not only DiCaprio but Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn, Regina Hall, and Benicio del Toro, Infiniti, a newcomer to film, shoulders the brunt of the film’s emotional arc.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 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
Verb
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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 17 Oct. 2025.
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