HYPOTHECATING Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

hypothecating

verb

present participle of hypothecate

as in saying

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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Trump officials rejected the request, saying approval was urgent.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
District officials also shared a statement on Wednesday saying its focus remains the same in serving students despite the pending change in statewide leadership.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026

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This likely will be the only season that viewers will be able to watch most Heat games on WPLG, presuming the NBA goes ahead with plans to centralize teams’ local rights and sell them to a national streamer next season.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Yet, even presuming that the government could beat back Native powers, intelligently dividing that unseen area into plots would require understanding its geography, soil, and waterways.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of presuming

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There was a freedom in not yet believing that every empty patch of time had to be put to some use.

— Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
Michael Steel traveled from Ventura County hoping for an upset victory Tuesday, believing his candidate struck enough of a bipartisan tone to win.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of believing

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More recently, other experts have advised American farmers to go all out growing soybeans, supposing they will be needed by the Chinese or somebody.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Even supposing the pledges in the 1990s documents amounted to a crime, the legal deadline for bringing mortgage fraud charges has expired.

— Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025

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