HYPOTHECATED Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

hypothecated

verb

past tense of hypothecate

as in assumed

to take as true or as a fact without actual proof even before a single vote had been cast, media pundits were hypothecating that the former senator would be the party's nominee

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The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner assumed custody of the body for further investigation into the cause of death.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
Castro assumed Clark wanted to speak to him about an incident earlier that day in which Castro was accused of threatening an officer with a knife, according to an arrest warrant.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

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Abraham Zavala, a community activist and rapid responder, said that the ICE agents maced him and others in the crowd.

— Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
The ship will be joining the hundreds of other artificial reefs in the northern waters of the Gulf, including former ships and concrete structures, said county spokesman Nick Tomecek.

— Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

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Savannah Guthrie has taken to social media to urge anyone with knowledge about her mother, Nancy, who was presumed kidnapped in February and has yet to be found, to come forward.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026
Coroner’s officials are examining human remains found in a Natomas Crossing field earlier this week that are presumed to be those of Lovett Moore, a blind 33-year-old man who disappeared from a Natomas convenience store more than a year ago.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026

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Fairfield Police Chief Dan Marshall said on Monday that investigators believed the suspect had been targeting one person inside the store when the shooting occurred.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
At its heart is a figure shaped like a mountain which is believed to be the god Yúcahu.

— James Rampton, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026

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