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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His statement did not admit any guilt on the part of the franchise — which Silver assumed could be because there are other investigations into the Clippers that don’t involve the NBA.

— Brian Mahoney, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Many assumed something like this was coming and built so the specific shift wouldn’t matter.

— Dimitri Akhrin, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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Last year’s installment was five months late, Johnson said, and the district considered borrowing to make do.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
In an interview conducted Friday by The Associated Press from outside Iran, Mohammadi said Iranians are grappling with multiple crises stemming from the ongoing war and deepening economic pressure.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026

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Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said Monday in a post on X that the Polish army recovered what was believed to be a Russian military drone from the Baltic Sea near the coastal village of Jaroslawiec.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
At issue is territory claimed by both that is believed to contain large, exploitable amounts of natural gas and other hydrocarbons.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

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