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as in to assume
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
I presume you'll fly if you do go
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as in to say
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
we should presume that a person is innocent until proven guilty
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Recent Examples of presume
Bringing Parsimony To Web Scraping The principle of parsimony, also known as Ockham's razor, says not to presume too much when fewer presumptions are enough to explain something.
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Julius Černiauskas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Another Bedford soldier was killed elsewhere on Omaha Beach, and three others were presumed killed in action, bringing Bedford’s D-Day fatality figure to 20 men.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
The boat owner’s son, a man in his 20s, is still missing and presumed drowned.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 3 June 2025
The other, a man, is still missing and presumed to have drowned, according to L.A. County Fire Capt. Sheila Kelliher.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
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Julius Černiauskas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Another Bedford soldier was killed elsewhere on Omaha Beach, and three others were presumed killed in action, bringing Bedford’s D-Day fatality figure to 20 men.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
The boat owner’s son, a man in his 20s, is still missing and presumed drowned.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 3 June 2025
The other, a man, is still missing and presumed to have drowned, according to L.A. County Fire Capt. Sheila Kelliher.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presume
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Some may assume that losing teeth is just part of growing older.—
Reem Amro,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2025
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Earlier this year, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria fired Chief Operating Officer Eric Dargan and personally assumed those day-to-day city responsibilities.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2025
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In addition to frequent password updates, individuals will need to be more alert about the increasing amount of malware hiding in illegitimate software, applications and other downloadable files, Valenzuela said.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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An unknown gunman shot the boy while inside an apartment on the 6400 block of South Ingleside Avenue just after 6 p.m., police said.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2025
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Instead of guessing or fabricating, the AI pulls directly from the current internal grievance protocol.—
Sagar Gupta,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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My personal favorite is Fishbowl, where players work to have teammates guess words, phrases, or characters written on slips of paper over three rounds.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
21 June 2025
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Emerging markets like the Middle East offer high growth and less competition, Zhu believes.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Albertus believes that the world is on the threshold of a new global struggle for land.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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We weren’t supposed to watch too much TV in our household, but that didn’t stop us.—
Maris Kreizman,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2025
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We aren’t even supposed to give straws, utensils or salad condiments without the guest requesting them.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
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While the unified front welcoming Trump to The Hague may prioritize maintaining the NATO alliance, 23 of the 32 member countries have reached the 2% of GDP spending threshold—and experts think some will reach 5% by or before 2035.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
25 June 2025
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And there are some who have been thinking that pretty well describes opening a Mexican restaurant on Kavanaugh Boulevard in Little Rock’s Pulaski Heights, along a strip in which there are already two similar establishments (Heights Taco & Tamale and Baja Grill).—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
25 June 2025
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The officials were also involved in arresting 12 Mexican citizens, suspected of being unlawfully in the U.S. after traveling in a small boat from Mexico to Long Beach.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
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On Sunday, the man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses was taken into custody following a two-day manhunt.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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“Presume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presume. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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