postulates 1 of 2

plural of postulate

postulates

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verb

present tense third-person singular of postulate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of postulates
Verb
One of the theories postulates that the ribbon represents a group of particles that somehow leaked from the heliosphere and bounced around interstellar space before returning to the Solar System. Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for postulates
Noun
  • Much of this momentum traces back to China’s DeepSeek, whose lean, low-cost models upended industry assumptions at the beginning of this year and kicked off a race to make AI smaller, faster, and smarter.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Instead of trying to build a physical model of planetary interiors from possibly flawed and biased assumptions, the authors generated a series of random models of the interior contents of Uranus and Neptune.
    Paul Sutter, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Downcoding based only on that knowledge assumes that an office visit for a certain set of diagnoses has a ceiling of complexity, regardless of the patient’s medical history and the realities of what actually occurred during that visit.
    Kenzi Abou-Sabe, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Too often, technology assumes the material world will keep pace with ambition.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • De Stijl’s theories were a product of their time.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2025
  • This could ultimately help scientists rule out certain theories for dark matter and focus on others, saving a great deal of research funding for future projects.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Adobe executive says adaptability is key, and that successful people will be those who take advantage of ever-changing technology.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • If convicted of bank fraud or making false statements, the penalties could include up to 30 years in prison and $1 million in fines for each count, the DOJ says.
    Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The prize recipients tested profound quantum mechanical hypotheses through clear and rigorous experimentation.
    Zhixin Wang, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
  • None of those jack-of-all-trades models came up with the hypotheses that proved experimentally correct.
    Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Despite the political specificity of the family history unearthed here, the script presumes a level of profundity that’s just not there in the movie’s ponderous silences and woozy montages.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
  • This premium valuation presumes that the company can maintain double-digit growth and margin expansion in the long term.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Hechko believes that's why more people are willing to pay more for the best care to keep their pet healthy.
    NPR, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
  • But even if earnings come in better than expected, Wall Street veteran Art Hogan believes that stocks will likely trade sideways from here, wavering near all-time highs as long as trade war uncertainty persists.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Overall, Christopher hypothesizes that the difference in outcomes varied because more active athletes stayed stronger than those who had to — or chose to — decrease their activity.
    Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The team hypothesizes that natural uterine contractions could influence implantation in vivo, highlighting the dynamic interaction between embryo and uterus.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2025

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“Postulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postulates. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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