postulating

present participle of postulate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for postulating
Verb
  • Earnings calls are typically a masterclass in how to get away with saying as little as possible.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Anfernee laughed while saying his mom was his savior in such situations.
    Jay King, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Western leaders largely dismissed these overt signals, assuming Putin would not be reckless enough to risk crippling sanctions, economic isolation, and a costly war.
    Big Think, Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Should Duke McDermott or Mariano (assuming the latter two are waived before the season, which seems likely) stick with the Valley Suns for at least 60 days, all will be eligible for bonuses worth up to $85,300.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Its modest following often dismissed those posts as fakes, presuming the quartet staged spooky stuff for clicks.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Storage and safe transport back to Earth, presuming governments and markets decide that bringing helium-3 home is economical, adds further complexity.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The only observed event that Americans are mostly unified on is believing that the Epstein files are a cover-up, according to the survey, with 78 percent agreeing and only 22 percent believing that there’s nothing in the files.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Harbaugh was right in believing Herbert could fix many problems within an NFL game.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Even early in games, Lillard was always thinking about how to thrive in crunchtime.
    Jay King, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • One quick-thinking man stepped in and performed an impromptu rescue, saving the animal’s life.
    Ronnie Li, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • By hypothesizing that a phase of relentless, exponential expansion preceded and set up the hot Big Bang, inflation implies the following.
    Big Think, Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The notion that vaccines cause autism was born out of a fraudulent 1998 study, hypothesizing that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine caused intestinal inflammation, which, in turn, led to the development of autism.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Postulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postulating. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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