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Recent Examples of premise
Noun
But despite the wild premise, the show is actually heavily grounded in personal narrative. Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025 The premise is that the documentary crew that filmed Michael, Pam, Jim, Dwight, and all the rest for years has now set the sights and cameras on the staff of the historic and struggling newspaper The Truth Teller in Toledo, Ohio. Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
It, too, was premised on exclusivity, initially offering just 100 works by emerging contemporary artists a month. Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025 The washing machine comes with a SmartBoost feature that premises water and detergent before the cycle begins, helping to maximize the power of the detergent. Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for premise
Recent Examples of Synonyms for premise
Noun
  • Her existence in the vibrant capital city of Sepphoris brings into questions some of our traditional assumptions of Mary as an impoverished illiterate from a backwater rural village with no exposure to Greco-Roman culture.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
  • To interrogate our own assumptions, to stay open when experience, dialogue, or suffering presses against us — that is philosophy at its deepest.
    Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Definitive answers are slippery ground for men in his position.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Under the hopper of a massive grain bin, roughly 50,000 pounds of ground corn slide down a chute and into the truck’s open back.
    Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • An Elanco spokesperson said the company will add public amenities next to the headquarters that neighbors can enjoy, such as a waterfront trail.
    Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Education Department spokeswoman Rachel Starks said the total number of student awards listed in the report is not final.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The two eventually form an intergenerational friendship that’s genuine, even if its foundation is based on a white lie, and you brace for the inevitable moment — not an if, but a when — of Eleanor getting busted.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
  • If the Nefes report proves true—and again that’s a big if—and Russia seeks to buy back S-400s from Turkey to keep its traditional customers onside, that could further bode ill for a delivery of Su-35s or any other advanced weapons systems to Tehran.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to yards of open grassy areas for Pickles and Franklin to roam freely, there is a pool, sauna, pickleball court, outdoor kitchen, and lots of shaded or umbrella-covered seating.
    Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • After collecting 147 total yards and one touchdown on 47 touches over the first three games, Jeanty accounted for 155 total yards and three touchdowns on 23 touches Sunday.
    Dane Brugler, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Additionally, vice president of operations Donna Washington will assume a new role as vice president of external affairs.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Enterprises often assume that simply scaling data—collecting millions more images or video hours—will close the performance gap.
    Brian Moore, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That breakthrough arrangement made both some of the hottest propositions in Latin America’s cable market while also firing up subs for SVOD operator Netflix.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
  • There was an opportunity to find the right treatment from the beginning, which not only makes a huge difference for the patient but is a huge economic value proposition.
    Alice Park, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The phone number for the park is 219-926-1952.
    Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
  • By the time Italy co-hosts the men’s European Championship with Turkey in 2032, a new 71,500-capacity stadium should stand on the car park adjacent to the current Meazza, on its west side, next to the Capitani public park.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025

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