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.
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Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
That has led some scientists to postulate that dark matter could be partially or wholly accounted for by primordial black holes.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Noun
That postulate would justify racial quotas or preferences to remedy racial discrimination uncorroborated by credible evidence.
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Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2026
Another postulates that sleep removes waste from the brain.
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Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
In 1905, Einstein had postulated that the speed of light is constant in a vacuum and independent of the observer’s motion.
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Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
That has led some scientists to postulate that dark matter could be partially or wholly accounted for by primordial black holes.
—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for postulate
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The brand positions the fabric and fit as its answer to the old assumption that hemp-heavy shirts could not feel comfortable enough for everyday wear.
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This morning favors gentle starts and better listening, while the afternoon asks us to slow replies, check assumptions, and make our tone easier to understand.
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Riccobono said that the training needs to start with something as basic as the right way to approach a blind passenger.
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Rejoining would also generate yet more uncertainty for companies which are only just adapting to the new trading relationship, said Sean McGuire, a director at the Confederation of British Industry, a business lobby group.
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The narrative conjures meaning from the Los Angeles cityscape by fusing a hodgepodge of textbook theories about the sprawling metropolis onto the gritty reality of daily life.
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According to the theory, each of these attributes contributes toward the most important influencing factor -- intention.
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Sweden loses key piece The first half was a sloppy slugfest as both teams tried to use their physicality to assume control.
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John Murphy, president and chief financial officer, will assume the responsibilities in the interim, according to an announcement.
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The goal of the platform is to support the entire drug lifecycle—from early-stage laboratory discovery and hypothesis generation to clinical trials and final commercialization.
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The working hypothesis behind the cluster is that the first case acquired hantavirus while on land, before boarding the cruise ship, the WHO said.
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The accredited investor standards were also put in place to presume at least some higher measure of investor sophistication.
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The American Dream once presumed a steady, patient faith in merit and hard work.
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Zoroastrianism’s core tenets – a single God, the cosmic struggle between good and evil – are widely believed by historians to have formed the theological groundwork for the major Abrahamic religions.
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Authorities believe the fire was caused by a lightning strike.
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Its highly specialized strategy likely evolved to take advantage of the ant’s natural aggression and then overcome its defenses; the slingshot mechanism flings the ant from the foraging trail, reducing the risk that the spider will be swarmed by other workers, the researchers hypothesized.
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Many researchers therefore hypothesize that anoxygenic photosynthesis and its photosystem evolved first.
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“Postulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postulate. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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