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
New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2025
Now, tangible results have emerged in a field replete with postulates and presumptions.
—Jenna Ahart, Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2025
Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Detections like these are also the perfect way to test Einstein's 1915 theory of gravity, general relativity, in which gravitational waves were first postulated.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The reason, the authors of a new study postulate, has to do with light pollution.
—New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2025
Now, tangible results have emerged in a field replete with postulates and presumptions.
—Jenna Ahart, Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2025
Verb
Naturally, such a rare event prompts plenty of scientific inquiry and no end to wild theories – including an infamous one postulating that the object could be an alien spacecraft.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Detections like these are also the perfect way to test Einstein's 1915 theory of gravity, general relativity, in which gravitational waves were first postulated.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for postulate
Noun
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Most of us remain trapped in our own language bubble and cultural assumptions, and the publishing industry is no exception.—
The Dial,
The Dial,
7 Oct. 2025
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The assumption is that viewers will bring their own answers to those questions — and that for myriad reasons, the series will be unwatchable for some audiences and a tough watch for everybody.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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An Elanco spokesperson said the company will add public amenities next to the headquarters that neighbors can enjoy, such as a waterfront trail.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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Education Department spokeswoman Rachel Starks said the total number of student awards listed in the report is not final.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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The season drew heavy criticism for its glacial pace and incoherent plotting, generating more Reddit theories than actual scares and leaving viewers more haunted by what could have been.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Combining investigative journalism, DNA analysis and cinematic dramatization, the docuseries examines four competing theories about Columbus’ origins and the mystery around the titles bestowed on him by the Catholic Monarchs.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Additionally, vice president of operations Donna Washington will assume a new role as vice president of external affairs.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Enterprises often assume that simply scaling data—collecting millions more images or video hours—will close the performance gap.—
Brian Moore,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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On the other hand, if the AI scaling hypothesis hits unexpected walls, the unwinding could be a second ‘dot com bust’ or worse.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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Martínez believes Taposiris Magna is a key location in relation to Cleopatra’s burial, although many archaeologists disagree with her hypothesis.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The rescue mission will prioritize locating those presumed alive, Suharyanto said, but the bodies of the victims will be recovered in due time.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Coast Guard pulled the rafters aboard — they were saved, and presumed their rescuers would swiftly deliver them to Florida.—
Miriam Pensack,
The Dial,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Nearly every poll taken during the past six months has shown that a significant majority of Democrats believe that the United States should stop providing economic and military support for Israel.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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Experts believe China’s role in tackling climate change is decisive.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Zare and his colleagues hypothesized that this process might have generated some of the chemical building blocks for life on Earth.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
29 Sep. 2025
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Thermodynamics drives selective recovery The researchers hypothesized that FJH combined with chlorine gas could exploit differences in Gibbs free energy and boiling points to selectively remove non-REE elements from magnet waste.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Postulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postulate. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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