postulating

verb

present participle of postulate
as in saying
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 postulating There’s no point postulating a soul that might rise beyond the reach of artificial illumination, because the very vault of the Universe is inscribed with radiant diagrams. — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026 Allen’s exhibitions have often been accompanied by press releases that do heavy interpretive lifting, postulating formal qualities that don’t always match what’s on view. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for postulating
  1. saying
  2. assuming
  3. presuming
  4. believing
  5. thinking
  6. hypothesizing
Verb
  • In a pretrial hearing, the judge overseeing the case ruled to allow the jury to hear his book and media interviews, saying the proffer agreement did not cover public statements.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • After five officers in Georgia were charged with accessing Flock data for personal use, the company issued a statement saying the case proves their system works to hold law enforcement accountable.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of saying
Verb
  • Founders often focus heavily on maximizing valuation, assuming that securing the highest purchase price is the primary objective.
    — Amit Jain, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Bloomberg claimed today that OpenAI will reveal its speaker this year and release it in 2027, assuming Apple’s lawsuit doesn’t disrupt those plans.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of assuming
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  • Waller is correct, though incorrect in presuming that market interventions properly telegraphed somehow result in good economic outcomes.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Congress can block it, but would need a veto-proof majority in both the House and Senate to do so—presuming Trump even wants the deal to go ahead.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
Definition of presuming
Verb
  • That run came on top of a franchise-record tying 15-game winning streak in July, fueling a dramatic turnaround that has fans believing the magic is back at the old ballpark.
    — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • But some Americans are susceptible to believing it, particularly those who came of age during the Cold War, when communism was shorthand for our gravest national threat.
    — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of believing
Verb
  • Vogue’s Favorite Korean Skin-Care Products So when thinking about the ingredients that really define K-beauty in 2026, experts say to look at the ones that take it back to the basics.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Jazz was unpredictably fluid, a group mind thinking in real time.
    — Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of thinking
Verb
  • Lora hoped aloud that the little girl was still alive, hypothesizing that her deceased brother helped push her to safety.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
  • That’s why some people are hypothesizing that vitamin D can slow aging.
    — Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 28 June 2026
Definition of hypothesizing

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