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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
Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
But even more meaningful was the opportunity to have conversations that weren’t premised on the idea that Zohran had a hard ceiling in this race, something journalists and editors from more establishment outlets repeated ad nauseam until the final days of the primary.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 15 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
Yet, as many observers predicted, attempts to extend transatlantic cohesion through NATO expansion ultimately provoked a Russian reaction that a transatlantic relationship premised on economic cooperation might not have had.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
But even more meaningful was the opportunity to have conversations that weren’t premised on the idea that Zohran had a hard ceiling in this race, something journalists and editors from more establishment outlets repeated ad nauseam until the final days of the primary.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premise
Noun
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Amazon isn't the only tech company that appears to make assumptions about AI's effects on code.—
NPR,
NPR,
21 Oct. 2025
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That assumption collapsed along with Larsen B in the early 2000s, and scientists soon came to a consensus that ice loss was well underway.—
Evan Howell,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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There is certainly one moral argument for taking games overseas, for saying that fans who follow their team from all corners of the world deserve to have their game and their heroes brought to them.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Since the city does not own the adjacent former Staples building, which Spirit Halloween is leasing, there are no plans for that building to be part of the redevelopment, said Middletown Vice Mayor Steve West.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 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
Noun
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Just six yards out, Teze powered a header on target, but Vicario spread himself across the goal and palmed his shot away.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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In last week’s 56-31 dismantling of previously unbeaten UNLV, Boise State called a fake punt in the fourth quarter, and Doyle delivered again, on an 11-yard pass play to tight end Matt Wagner.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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All the original Hinas on Kele had to assume Jason was toast if new Hina lost, so why not even the score by losing and taking out an original Uli in Shannon instead?—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Jaxon Knopf, Rhys Mulligan, and Nina Barker-Francis will assume the roles of the golden trio (Harry, Ron, and Hermione respectively) beginning in audiobook four and carrying through to the epic conclusion.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The prevailing wisdom is that Medicaid is a losing proposition for health facilities, an insurance program so stingy that many can’t afford to take it.—
Helen Ouyang,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
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Gibson the director is seemingly viewed by many buyers as a different proposition to Gibson the actor.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Wall Street Journal reports that JANA wants Six Flags to boost its parks' marketing and customer experience, as well as improve technology, install new leadership and explore a potential sale to boost the company’s share price.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
22 Oct. 2025
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His civic service helped lay the groundwork for a parks and boulevards system that remains a defining feature of Kansas City’s identity.—
Michael Wells,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Premise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premise. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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