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
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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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
In 1905, Einstein had postulated that the speed of light is constant in a vacuum and independent of the observer’s motion.
—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
Noun
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But this case shows that assumption can fall apart fast.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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Since life-cycle assessments are sensitive to assumptions and contextual factors, the data is intended as a proxy for identifying supply chain pressure points rather than as a benchmarking tool.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
Verb
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The two sisters entered the restaurant, ran behind the counter and attacked the 23-year-old employee after they were given a wrong order, prosecutors said, according to the outlet.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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Iran, meanwhile, said the agreement included the immediate lifting of the US blockade.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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For a lender, the practical question is not whether the theory still exists.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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If that theory still holds, putative 2028 Democratic candidate Rahm Emanuel has an early advantage — in the bike lane.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
13 June 2026
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Prioritize safety, stay impeccably informed, and assume responsibility to shield lives and property.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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And perhaps more to the point, the genome might not submit to the kind of straightforward input-output approach that such AI models ultimately assume.—
Philip Ball,
Quanta Magazine,
18 June 2026
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The memory consolidation hypothesis holds that sleep talking may be a byproduct, or even a signal, of the brain’s nightly memory processing.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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One answer is the Rare Earth hypothesis, which theorizes that our planet really is special.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
Verb
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These presumed long-shot performers are entered by their reps or themselves every year.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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This act of resistance is considered intrinsically valuable because it is presumed always to result in a reward.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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District officials believe the aging of existing farmers with no succession plans, less valuable soils in that area, and the current low prices for commodities make financial incentives more attractive and the target attainable.—
Allen Best,
Denver Post,
14 June 2026
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Brunson and his coach, Mike Brown, were heated, believing the French star should have been whistled for a flagrant foul.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Many researchers therefore hypothesize that anoxygenic photosynthesis and its photosystem evolved first.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
10 June 2026
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The researchers hypothesized that some of those surfaces would be more catalytically active than others.—
Chris Lee,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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“Postulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postulate. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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