as in assumptions
an attitude, belief, or impression formed in advance of actual experience of something
the general public's prejudgment of the accused before the trial had even started
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Noun
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The trustees note in the report a handful of changing conditions such as fertility rates, immigration, economic conditions and legislation passed since last year have changed the assumptions on which the report is based.—
Mason Leib,
ABC News,
11 June 2026 -
Too often, firms skip this and rely on assumptions.—
Matthew Nigro,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Noun
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The theories about what could have happened to Nancy Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie’s mom, are varied.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
7 June 2026
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But then again, everyone has theories about Stonehenge.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
6 June 2026
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Unlike the recent Margo’s Got Money Troubles, a series intent on adding human texture to all our preconceptions about online adult performers, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed seems more interested in the dramatic potential of intimate deceit.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
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In each case, Akhavan dares the viewer to look closer, and perhaps, for a moment, let an object become more than our preconceptions.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
6 May 2026
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“Prejudgments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prejudgments. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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