as in assumption
something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning
one of the postulates that the true agnostic rejects is the assumption that it is even possible for us to know whether God exists
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as in to say
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
postulates that all people are born with certain rights that can never be taken away from them
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Recent Examples of postulate
Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
Another postulates that sleep removes waste from the brain.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
David McGrath, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Scientists postulate that dolphins’ social nature and seeming empathy can release chemical endorphins in people who interact with them, creating a tremendous feeling of well-being.
—David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
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Noun
That postulate would justify racial quotas or preferences to remedy racial discrimination uncorroborated by credible evidence.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
Another postulates that sleep removes waste from the brain.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
Scientists postulate that dolphins’ social nature and seeming empathy can release chemical endorphins in people who interact with them, creating a tremendous feeling of well-being.
—David McGrath, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Scientists postulate that dolphins’ social nature and seeming empathy can release chemical endorphins in people who interact with them, creating a tremendous feeling of well-being.
—David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for postulate
Noun
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Over time, this weakens their ability to challenge assumptions, spot anomalies, or even recognize when something is wrong.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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When trust becomes local and familiar, someone needs to be tracking where confidence is falling apart, where geopolitical shifts are creating new exposure, and where old assumptions about what a brand can say or do no longer apply.—
Jonathan Jordan,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Headline global inventory figures can be misleading as much of the oil stored worldwide cannot be used immediately, said Currie, Carlyle’s chief strategy officer of energy pathways and co-chairman of Abaxx Markets.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
25 May 2026
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Imagine if Claudia got up crying when NeNe said her clit left her body?—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
25 May 2026
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The exact reason why is debated by scientists, but theories include a huge collision in early Martian history, or unstable mantle plumes.—
Tom Brown,
Space.com,
25 May 2026
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Because orbital data centers, in theory, require huge amounts of infrastructure like giant solar arrays, to be launched into space, the V3’s upgraded carrying capacity is essential.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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Stankoven, a few months away from assuming a larger place of prominence in Carolina’s lineup as second-line center, took notes.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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But public‑private agreements are routinely renegotiated when financial conditions change, and asking the Padres to assume more expenses is an appropriate, good‑faith request.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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If more evidence shows GLP-1 drugs are found to reduce the chance of cancer progressing, the researchers also want to figure out why and have many possible hypotheses at the moment, including the drug changing the immune system, acting directly on tumor cells and reducing inflammation.—
Victoria Forster,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Older children might like setting up an experiment by altering the balance of something essential, like water, for different plants and making hypotheses about what the right balance is.—
Jamie Siebrase,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Counsel should not presume that the court is familiar with the UPEPA or any other Anti-SLAPP law.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Inside the neoliberal paradigm, raising wages was presumed guilty until proven innocent, yet any evidence that proved innocence was dismissed as an outlier.—
Nick Hanauer,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
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Many school leaders believe phones have caused a negative impact on students’ learning; therefore, schools should embrace policies to restrict access to phones during the school day.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Word is that the streamer believes the Parisian actress has a shot in the Oscar Best Actress race.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
23 May 2026
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For Happy Vibes, Think Yellow Yellow brings the sunshine in; researchers hypothesize that much like the sun, yellow boosts levels of the happiness hormone serotonin.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 May 2026
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In the March hypothesis piece, published in the journal Frontiers in Immunology, Devine and colleagues hypothesize that trained immunity from vaccinations could indeed be responsible.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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“Postulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postulate. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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