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something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning
the widespread assumption that violent entertainment leads to violent behavior in children your argument is faulty because it's based on erroneous assumptions
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Recent Examples of assumptions
Customer expectations reset in real time, tariffs and input costs are repricing entire categories overnight, and planning assumptions that held last quarter no longer apply.
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Anita Beveridge-Raffo, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Fame comes with certain assumptions.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
In a Wednesday news conference, Mayor Brandon Scott offered his condolences to Oduor’s family and encouraged residents to wait for the results of the full police investigation before making assumptions about what could have prevented Oduor’s death.
—Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2026
But step outside that context, and the assumptions begin to break down.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
Many of the pundits’ predictions and assumptions have proved to be completely wrong.
—Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
Crunching these numbers, the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget reckons that the budget and its economic assumptions imply public debt rising to 103% of gross domestic product in 2029 before falling to 94% in 2036.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
In addition, any opinions and assumptions expressed herein are made as of the date of this communication and are subject to change and/or withdrawal without notice.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
The taxpayers’ study also raises questions about other city financial practices, including escalating overtime, unfunded pension obligations, lapses in infrastructure maintenance and a history of approving overly optimistic revenue assumptions in order to pass balanced budgets.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
Anita Beveridge-Raffo, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Fame comes with certain assumptions.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
In a Wednesday news conference, Mayor Brandon Scott offered his condolences to Oduor’s family and encouraged residents to wait for the results of the full police investigation before making assumptions about what could have prevented Oduor’s death.
—Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2026
But step outside that context, and the assumptions begin to break down.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
Many of the pundits’ predictions and assumptions have proved to be completely wrong.
—Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
Crunching these numbers, the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget reckons that the budget and its economic assumptions imply public debt rising to 103% of gross domestic product in 2029 before falling to 94% in 2036.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
In addition, any opinions and assumptions expressed herein are made as of the date of this communication and are subject to change and/or withdrawal without notice.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
The taxpayers’ study also raises questions about other city financial practices, including escalating overtime, unfunded pension obligations, lapses in infrastructure maintenance and a history of approving overly optimistic revenue assumptions in order to pass balanced budgets.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assumptions
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Scientists had long observed two distinct absorption and emission signals in the material that existing theories could not fully explain.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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Tillman expresses openness to both theories.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Alfortish sold the building at 525 Clay around the time the Feds started investigating him, and Motta Law has vacated the premises.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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What is emerging is a picture of an artist of profound mathematical acuity, who mobilized geometric, sequential, and modular forms to test hypotheses on interrelation, regeneration, and evolution in pursuit of mystical revelation.—
Katherine Rochester,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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His method of intellectual humility is to admit ignorance, test variables and revise working hypotheses based on new data, staying open to suggestions from others the whole time.—
Deana L. Weibel,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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As a student at Dartmouth College, Dhillon doubled down on her political beliefs with a combativeness that foreshadowed her later commitment to MAGA.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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Jack’s early political beliefs embraced the John Birch Society, a movement that felt expansive federal power is a threat to individual liberty.—
Ron Mix,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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This notion was based on outdated presumptions of hillforts as being occupied by violent, prehistoric savages.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Apr. 2026
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ProPublica, in a 2023 story, reexamined the incident, the legal presumptions, the background of the men and Stingley’s father’s relentless legal campaign to bring the men into court.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Another postulates that sleep removes waste from the brain.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The past eight months have exposed both suppositions.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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As Jackie herself once reminded John, a Kennedy has no choice but to accept that the press and public will speculate, interpret, exaggerate, and invent notions about them based on their own suppositions.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Assumptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assumptions. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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