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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
But the scene’s real poignancy will come from their sudden realization of how completely wrong their assumptions have been about the public’s attitude towards their products.
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Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Notably, Graff’s return on investment analysis makes conservative assumptions.
—Tommy Schultz, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
But that number is based on a set of assumptions that seem to rest on increasingly unstable ground.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Though their are limits to Ray’s concern for his boys, and by the end of the movie, their experiences don’t transform them as much as confirm their confidences and assumptions.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
The 1991 Gulf War was a stunning victory for the United States military, which has colored its assumptions about what conventional war—as opposed to counterinsurgency, a mission unwanted and disliked—should look like.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
In a stagflationary environment, premium discretionary names are often the first to lose pricing power as consumers trade down and investors reassess margin assumptions.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Pointing to a client project of the company, Peralta recalls navigating initial assumptions about the direct integration of robots in the hands of factory operations.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
How do the assumptions scientists make about human rationality shape the tools governments use to improve social welfare?
—Alejandro Hortal-Sánchez, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Notably, Graff’s return on investment analysis makes conservative assumptions.
—Tommy Schultz, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
But that number is based on a set of assumptions that seem to rest on increasingly unstable ground.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Though their are limits to Ray’s concern for his boys, and by the end of the movie, their experiences don’t transform them as much as confirm their confidences and assumptions.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
The 1991 Gulf War was a stunning victory for the United States military, which has colored its assumptions about what conventional war—as opposed to counterinsurgency, a mission unwanted and disliked—should look like.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
In a stagflationary environment, premium discretionary names are often the first to lose pricing power as consumers trade down and investors reassess margin assumptions.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Pointing to a client project of the company, Peralta recalls navigating initial assumptions about the direct integration of robots in the hands of factory operations.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
How do the assumptions scientists make about human rationality shape the tools governments use to improve social welfare?
—Alejandro Hortal-Sánchez, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assumptions
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His practical advice fares better than both his theories and his pallid attempts at profundity.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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By improving their algorithms and collecting more data, the team hopes to improve their measurements and possibly uncover deviations from existing theories.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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Iran says a projectile hit the premises of Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.—
Charlene Gubash,
NBC news,
24 Mar. 2026
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The lawsuit says the venue is responsible for premises liability and Lamb for negligent hiring and supervision.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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Such failures provide a learning opportunity, a chance to reassess hypotheses and try again.—
Mariangela Lisanti,
Twin Cities,
27 Mar. 2026
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Other active hypotheses that remain in play include that Gracey could have been drugged, taken drugs himself or ingested a large enough amount of alcohol to disorient himself.—
Michael Ruiz , Solly Boussidan,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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At times, the ideological beliefs of some militants were mixed with financial opportunism, a motivation shared also by some politicians and military officers.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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My ancestors were people who fought for their beliefs.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 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
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The series later won five Emmys, upending presumptions about the kinds of shows people still really want to watch.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
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Another postulates that sleep removes waste from the brain.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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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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