as in assumed
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 postulated
Apple—which topped the World’s Best Companies list in 2024—is notably absent this year due to a decline in revenue from 2022 to 2024, which many Wall Street analysts have postulated could be due to the company falling behind on AI.
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Charlotte Hu, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Charlotte Hu, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for postulated
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In compliance with the restraining order, eight seconds of footage featuring the tape were edited out of the film, and Centro Asturiano management was assured that the producers assumed full liability, per the Tampa Bay Times.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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The fire is assumed to have been triggered by a lightning strike.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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When Newsom interviewed Kirk for his podcast in March, the governor said his 13-year-old son lobbied to stay home from school to watch.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The sheriff's office said the suspect was armed with a revolver handgun.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Each is presumed innocent unless convicted in court.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Even though those charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court, an open felony case can hurt a defendant’s chance of finding employment and housing, creating financial instability for them and their families.—
MARGARET SHREINER,
jsonline.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Messages Robinson is believed to have sent on Discord stated a need to retrieve a rifle from a pick-up point, leaving the rifle in a bush, watching the area where a rifle was left and having wrapped the rifle in a towel, according to the affidavit.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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The driver of the SUV was transported to an area hospital with injuries police believed to be not life-threatening.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
13 Sep. 2025
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Butler hypothesized that Brodak suffered from borderline personality disorder, despite Brodak having never received a formal diagnosis.—
Sarah Adler
September 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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No letters from the period three or four years before this letter was written have survived, Sands said, pointing out this was a time when Austen wasn’t very productive, struggled with her family’s move to Bath and was perhaps depressed, as some critics have hypothesized.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Postulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postulated. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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