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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
Of course, that assumes there are any businesses left in California.
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
The older consensus assumes Washington would still try to stabilize the situation—escort shipping, surge regional forces, send warnings, hold back from hitting the mainland.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Resilience only assumes that an object is unchanged by pressure.
—Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Gounardes assumes that everyone who benefits from QSBS must be rich, so taxing them more doesn’t matter.
—Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Philippe Venet assumes de Givenchy’s position.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
This math also assumes a 20% down payment.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
Section 230 assumes a kind of neutrality on the part of websites, defining them as distribution tools rather than as exploitative systems.
—Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
The bank’s base case assumes flows through the Strait of Hormuz to normalize in April over a four-week period.
—Lee Ying Shan,sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Editorial, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
The older consensus assumes Washington would still try to stabilize the situation—escort shipping, surge regional forces, send warnings, hold back from hitting the mainland.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Resilience only assumes that an object is unchanged by pressure.
—Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Gounardes assumes that everyone who benefits from QSBS must be rich, so taxing them more doesn’t matter.
—Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Philippe Venet assumes de Givenchy’s position.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
This math also assumes a 20% down payment.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
Section 230 assumes a kind of neutrality on the part of websites, defining them as distribution tools rather than as exploitative systems.
—Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
The bank’s base case assumes flows through the Strait of Hormuz to normalize in April over a four-week period.
—Lee Ying Shan,sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assumes
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California law places the responsibility for sidewalks on the adjacent property owner, but Davis typically accepts responsibility for all repairs and replacements.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Orbán's conduct has prompted a reexamination of how the EU accepts new members and monitors current ones.—
SAM McNEIL,
Arkansas Online,
7 Apr. 2026
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The department says Archaga-Elvir was arrested in Texas as an accompanied minor in 2015, but he was released by the Obama administration.—
Preston Mizell,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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The administration says the work takes time.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 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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This team is improved, has a deeper roster, no longer pretends Kris Bryant is a major league player and features more functional pitchers (No, seriously).—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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The narrator of Lerner’s tight, astonishingly trenchant new book pretends to record part of his conversations with his elderly mentor and then uses his memory to write a profile.—
Bethanne Patrick,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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One alderman who employs pension-eligible part-time staffers showed the Tribune ward expense reports from 2024 and 2025 that did not account for their pension costs.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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At every major-league park, the league employs a Ball-Out-Strike System (BOSS) operator who is responsible for ensuring the correct strike zone is used for each hitter – as opposed to say, the 5-foot-11 Trent Grisham getting stuck with the zone of the 6-7 Aaron Judge.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Charismatic and charming as ever, Gosling easily shoulders the job of being the only human onscreen for an epoch.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 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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The message of terrorism speaks to anyone who believes that violence is a natural response to political differences, and who presumes that they may not be seen or heard otherwise.—
Juliette Kayyem,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2026
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The early investigation presumes that the victim had been a pedestrian.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 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 12 Apr. 2026.
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