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also premiss
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
Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
The proposal, brought forward by Council Member Chito Vela, sought to amend city code to allow certain off-premise billboards to relocate if the property beneath them is redeveloped for housing.
—Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
Ben Bayer, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
The southern United States under the Jim Crow system of segregation, for example, was governed by a form of racial fascism premised not on a single powerful leader, but on decentralized groups of vigilantes and terrorists.
—Literary Hub, 30 Jan. 2026
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Noun
While the book is certainly outdated in many ways, the premise of easier entertaining is even more prevalent today.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
The proposal, brought forward by Council Member Chito Vela, sought to amend city code to allow certain off-premise billboards to relocate if the property beneath them is redeveloped for housing.
—Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
The Founders gave us not a democracy, but a constitutional republic, a system premised on limiting government’s function solely to protecting the individual’s rights.
—Ben Bayer, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
The southern United States under the Jim Crow system of segregation, for example, was governed by a form of racial fascism premised not on a single powerful leader, but on decentralized groups of vigilantes and terrorists.
—Literary Hub, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premise
Noun
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And even the Panthers, Inter Miami and Canes football had endured long dry spells off the national radar until recently, while all the while the Heat relentlessly won, relentlessly competed, the consistent success taken for granted by the mere assumption of it — the standard Pat Riley built here.—
Greg Cote
February 25,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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If California is serious about safety, the next governor must ground their approach in evidence instead of fear, slogans, media hype, or outdated assumptions.—
Jose Bernal,
Oc Register,
24 Feb. 2026
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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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Police in Austin shot and killed the gunman, who used a pistol and a rifle to carry out the attack, police said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
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Bankers are positioning the video-game giant as an entertainment play rather than one about software, and leaning on the role of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, with its sovereign backing, for a higher credit rating, people familiar with the marketing effort said.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Over the past decade, scholars have increasingly mapped postcolonial theory onto post-Soviet contexts, treating Russian imperial expansion as analogous to Western colonialism.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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This is not an abstract theory.—
Ajaypal Banga,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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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
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Many agencies confirmed figures with CNN directly, but when agencies did not respond, CNN used the most recent information available on their websites or other government websites and assumed five-day weeks when calculating the approximate number of training days.—
Blake Ellis,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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But equal time itself is narrower than many assume.—
Jay Caruso,
The Washington Examiner,
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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Philip remains presumed innocent unless and until proved guilty in court.—
Josh Davis,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Feb. 2026
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Nester also told jurors the prosecution must prove every element beyond a reasonable doubt and emphasized that Richins is presumed innocent.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Premise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premise. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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