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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
Yet his rhetoric assumes that Jewish identity is synonymous with privilege, that Jewish concerns are secondary — or suspect.
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David Moore, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
The literary record assumes the same.
—Dan Turello, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
That assumes Trump has any vision at all, of course.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
One assumes it’s taken this long to find a neurologist who will get silly about a serious exam designed to find the fine line between normal aging and the big uh-oh of dementia.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Others remain anchored to a model that assumes familiarity, patience and a willingness to decode the process.
—Parin Moradiya, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Consensus forecasts call for S & P 500 profits to grow about 14% this year, marking a pace that assumes a strong economic expansion even as valuations remain elevated and positioning is stretched.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
That benefit, though, assumes the Palace captain remains at the club for the next six months, something that is far from certain with interest particularly from Manchester City and after Glasner opened the door to a potential exit this month during his press conference on Tuesday.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
McNaughton paints a country that assumes fairness is for the naïve.
—Philip Martin, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
David Moore, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
The literary record assumes the same.
—Dan Turello, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
That assumes Trump has any vision at all, of course.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
One assumes it’s taken this long to find a neurologist who will get silly about a serious exam designed to find the fine line between normal aging and the big uh-oh of dementia.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Others remain anchored to a model that assumes familiarity, patience and a willingness to decode the process.
—Parin Moradiya, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Consensus forecasts call for S & P 500 profits to grow about 14% this year, marking a pace that assumes a strong economic expansion even as valuations remain elevated and positioning is stretched.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
That benefit, though, assumes the Palace captain remains at the club for the next six months, something that is far from certain with interest particularly from Manchester City and after Glasner opened the door to a potential exit this month during his press conference on Tuesday.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
McNaughton paints a country that assumes fairness is for the naïve.
—Philip Martin, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assumes
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Volume 1 about a troubled pregnant woman who accepts an invite to a dinner party which degenerates into a bloody and demented nightmare.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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The no-cost plan accepts simple state and federal returns reporting W-2 income, the Child Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit, deductions for student loan interest and some interest and dividends.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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But the Minnesota Department of Corrections says there are only about 300 such people in state and county custody.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The train set and bike were both transferred to the archives while the dates were disposed of by the Secret Service, the report says.—
MATTHEW LEE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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The panel picks up on the baseball-heavy clues, and guesses accordingly.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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The team or person who guesses the most songs correctly wins.—
Mary Alice Russell,
Southern Living,
28 Dec. 2025
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The human therapist pretends to be a client.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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By March, the city pretends the interruption never happened.—
Alexandra Martinez,
Artforum,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Suddenly Sophie’s selfhood is tied up in a potential affair with a man who employs her, which was the exact situation in which Sophie’s maid mother found herself with her lord father.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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Tomaszewski Hill did not respond to a question about how many people the company employs in the Boise area.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Jan. 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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Buckley shoulders intense on-screen distress without losing grasp of her character’s humanity, and Mescal lets his wan charm melt into something more haunted as Shakespeare ages and wrestles with loss.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The second reason is that progress narratives depend on an arc bending in a particular direction, which presumes the existence of a future end state.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Dec. 2025
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The guidance presumes that the current tariff rates on all countries will stay in place for the remainder of 2025 and beyond.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
18 Nov. 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 1 Feb. 2026.
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