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prejudgments

noun

plural of prejudgment
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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  1. assumptions
  2. theories
  3. preconceptions
Noun
  • An institution unable to revise imagery becomes a museum of assumptions.
    — Frank Porcu, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • And archaeologists not involved with the study are wary of making assumptions as to why ancient people were attracted to betel nuts.
    — Pien Huang, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of assumptions
Noun
  • And so, at first light, when firefighters had won the day and the smoke cleared to reveal the ostrich flock still standing, the sight didn’t lead to any reconsideration of the night’s theories of clandestine slaughter.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The grand jury didn't find any evidence suggesting a crime occurred, or that Wells' death was motivated by race, and also took direct aim at the theories circulating on social media about the people on the boats.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of theories
Noun
  • As always, the science of leadership is a great deal more nuanced than our implicit preconceptions would imply.
    — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Beck never told Nilles what to play or how to play it, which left her with preconceptions ill-suited to Rush.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of preconceptions
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“Prejudgments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prejudgments. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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