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1
as in assumption
something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning
your conclusion is all wrong because you started out with a false premise
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2
as in ground
premises plural
the area around and belonging to a building
detectives painstakingly searched the premises for clues to the disappearance
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as in to say
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
let us premise certain things, such as every person's need for love, before beginning our line of reasoning
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Recent Examples of premise
Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Structural issues with the show’s premise aside, none of this felt very medical.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Chad De Guzman, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
It, too, was premised on exclusivity, initially offering just 100 works by emerging contemporary artists a month.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Director Simon Stone seems lost about what to do with this contrived premise and fails to take advantage of its natural claustrophobic nature.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Structural issues with the show’s premise aside, none of this felt very medical.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
The Nepali Army had also been called in to back up security forces after protesters entered restricted zones and the Parliament premises.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
It, too, was premised on exclusivity, initially offering just 100 works by emerging contemporary artists a month.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premise
Noun
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Much of this momentum traces back to China’s DeepSeek, whose lean, low-cost models upended industry assumptions at the beginning of this year and kicked off a race to make AI smaller, faster, and smarter.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Many of our technologies are built on the not-unreasonable assumption that openness is good, and that more common knowledge is better.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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While shares were able to make up ground on Friday, the stock ended the week down more than 5%.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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But all the drinking, gambling, and prostitution was above ground and out in the open.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The temperature change — a drop of 20C/35F Poch said — was cited as a ‘massive risk’ for injuries by the USMNT head coach after a 2-1 win in which Christian Pulisic suffered a muscle strain.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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At the time, authorities said several companies operated on the Accurate Energetic Systems property, but the blast happened in an area operated by Rio Ammunition.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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If Florida is out of the way due to missing Aleksander Barkov (still a big if), the Atlantic really opens up.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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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
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The air buzzes with nostalgia and pride as alumni return to the yard, reconnecting with old classmates, sharing stories, and celebrating the legacy that shaped them.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Bills have committed 35 penalties, 30 of them accepted for 209 yards.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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So there’s a risk in assuming that there’s somebody guarding the gates and that the technology will only go so far.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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Likewise, a detailed historical analysis by Nancy Morawetz, Professor of Clinical Law at New York University School of Law, and Natasha Fernández-Silber immigration attorney and researcher, cautions against assuming there is a comprehensive, one-size-fits-all registration system.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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European manufacturers still have the edge in terms of their service networks, Rauhut says, but Chinese brands are an increasingly attractive fleet proposition.—
Andrew Saunders,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Why wasn’t his date more up front in her proposition?—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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Sheffield pointed out that the city invested in various commercial corridors along Kercheval Avenue, Dexter, East Warren and Livernois, along with approving affordable housing units and investing in city parks.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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The data informs an Ecological Integrity Monitoring Program that shapes management decisions and conservation practices in the face of climate change and industrial development in areas bordering the park.—
Chloe Berge,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Premise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premise. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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