Thesaurus results for ASSUMPTIONS

assumptions

noun

plural of assumption

as in theories

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 Rethink old assumptions and embrace new possibilities when Uranus cooperates with Pluto. — Usa Today, USA Today, 18 July 2026 The method also relies on multiple Bell tests and assumptions about independent quantum sources, which could make large-scale implementation challenging. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026 Such innovations challenge conventional assumptions about air superiority. — Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026 In his first official statement here, Rose seemed to confirm all assumptions about his character. — Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026 Look at the flood of AI agents entering the market and how quickly yesterday’s assumptions about safeguards, workflows and feasibility became outdated. — Panos Siozos, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Here is a brief overview and judgement calls of several garden insects that challenge our assumptions about who belongs in which column. — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026 Modeling real-world scenarios To model how the accounts might behave in real life, Morningstar made a few key assumptions. — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 3 July 2026 Unlike dining out at home, cruise tipping policies vary widely by brand and assumptions can lead to mistakes. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 3 July 2026

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Noun

Forget all the theories and commentaries, Homer seems to say.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Yet the president often relies on theories that independent reviews long ago discredited.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 16 July 2026

Definition of theories

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This turns out to be a parable about the long and winding road that runs from mere hypotheses through lab results and real-world data, and then on to solid truth.

— Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
Powar explained that these systems are increasingly capable of working independently for extended periods, testing hypotheses, solving problems, and adapting their approach without constant human input.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Definition of hypotheses

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Critics argue that religious stories should not be explicitly taught in public schools attended by students with a variety of different religious beliefs.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
What has not changed—at least since Stewart first came on board in 1999, taking over from original host Craig Kilborn—is the debate over The Daily Show’s influence on viewers’ beliefs.

— Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026

Definition of beliefs

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The letter makes presumptions about herbicides and pesticides that do not line up with its proposal outlined on a website detailing the training center project, the statement said.

— Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026
But, once again, some presumptions were made by the auditors.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 10 June 2026

Definition of presumptions

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Not really Dagmar Bruss, professor and Head of the Quantum Information Theory group at HHU, and her doctoral researcher, Pedro Barrios Hita, conducted a new analysis of the postulates used in the 2021 paper and found one to be too restrictive.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 22 June 2026
Another postulates that sleep removes waste from the brain.

— Shayla Love, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026

Definition of postulates

Noun

The past eight months have exposed both suppositions.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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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