as in yard
the area around and belonging to a building
detectives painstakingly searched the premises for clues to the disappearance
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as in assumes
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 premises
Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Many of these explanations are based on false premises; some already seem to have been abandoned.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Officials acknowledged that law enforcement no longer sees the need to seal the premises as a crime scene or restrict the family from entering.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Conditions of the bond included Bird could not enter the victim’s premises or have any contact with the victim.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2026
At a campaign rally in Texas on Monday, security escorted Atlantic reporter Elaine Godfrey from the premises.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the venue, exhibitors were asked to vacate the expo area so security teams could sanitise the premises.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 22 Feb. 2026
Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Feb. 2026
In addition to the wrongful death claim, Efinger’s parents also accused the city of negligence and premises liability.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
Alexandrea Springfield is seeking amounts in excess of $25,000 for negligence and premises liability, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in Jackson County.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025
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
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
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Noun
Those limitations are likely to include not leaving the premises and not engaging in recreational drug or alcohol use.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Many of these explanations are based on false premises; some already seem to have been abandoned.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Officials acknowledged that law enforcement no longer sees the need to seal the premises as a crime scene or restrict the family from entering.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Conditions of the bond included Bird could not enter the victim’s premises or have any contact with the victim.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2026
At a campaign rally in Texas on Monday, security escorted Atlantic reporter Elaine Godfrey from the premises.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the venue, exhibitors were asked to vacate the expo area so security teams could sanitise the premises.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
Silva is suing for gross negligence and premises liability, alleging Valero failed to take reasonable steps to protect workers and prevent the fire.
—Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Feb. 2026
In addition to the wrongful death claim, Efinger’s parents also accused the city of negligence and premises liability.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
Alexandrea Springfield is seeking amounts in excess of $25,000 for negligence and premises liability, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in Jackson County.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for premises
Noun
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One 27-year-old Tehran resident said a strike fell a few hundred yards away from her house, terrifying her with the explosion.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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And one important consequence of this newfound chromatic primacy is that, in a work like Early One Morning, 1962, his sculpture assumes two very different experiences of form depending on one’s viewpoint.—
Gordon Hughes,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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One assumes that homeless folks would want to move indoors if given the chance, but this is not necessarily the case.—
Brian Barth,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The park also pointed out a Junior Ranger booklet's mention of female pirates in the 17th and 18th centuries dressing like men to hide among ship crews.—
Karin Brulliard,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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This controversy will be an early test of how Mayor Mamdani balances his commitment to parks and open space against for-profit developer efforts to exploit the city’s housing crisis to circumvent zoning rules and renege on community commitments.—
Katherine Thompson,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The producers—and hair and costume designers—also spent hours studying Carolyn's look for the park fight scene, Simpson says.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
27 Feb. 2026
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China says that these groups help people with everyday tasks like applying for drivers’ licences.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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What a trigger warning presumes is that readers are entitled to be protected before the fact from the possibility of powerful emotion, an odd entitlement at best and one that is seldom afforded to any being in the course of the rest of life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Catholic Church presumes that war is a failure of politics.—
Gerard F. Powers,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These payloads allow real-time data collection and transmission in environments that may be inaccessible to conventional drones or ground robots.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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That same judge also rejected the FACE Act charge against several other defendants on the same grounds.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Boatman believes the situation could lead to harassment of people who comply with the law, including cisgender women who may be questioned due to their appearance.—
David Williams,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Warsh also expects advances in artificial intelligence to make the economy more productive and believes rate hikes would put those gains at risk.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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One of the theories postulates that the ribbon represents a group of particles that somehow leaked from the heliosphere and bounced around interstellar space before returning to the Solar System.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Premises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premises. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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