as in assumptions
something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning
believes that predictions of the extinction of certain species as the result of global warming are based upon too many hypotheticals
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Recent Examples of hypotheticals
For too many patients in Florida, these hypotheticals will soon become reality.
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Samuel Ganz, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
The Displacement Is Already Happening Yang doesn’t speak in hypotheticals.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
However, most of her objections involve worst case hypotheticals.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2025
Samuel Ganz, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
The Displacement Is Already Happening Yang doesn’t speak in hypotheticals.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
However, most of her objections involve worst case hypotheticals.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypotheticals
Noun
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Omar’s growing outrage, especially when precious time is lost because of jammed phone lines, troubling silences and false assumptions, rankles Mahdi, the most overstretched of anyone at the call center.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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The width of certain spectral lines—fingerprints of the light emitted during flares—has long been wider than expected based on standard temperature assumptions.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But experts have a few theories about how these dietary habits might influence osteoporosis risk.—
Simon Spichak,
Health,
3 Sep. 2025
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On TikTok, there are endless videos featuring fan theories and commentary that have garnered thousands of views.—
Olivia Petter,
Vogue,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Hypotheticals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypotheticals. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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