1
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
Philo is presumed to have the inside track to QB1 after two seasons at Georgia Tech working under new offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner.
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Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2026
The search for Bell shifted from a rescue operation to a recovery effort after the college student was presumed dead on Monday, June 15.
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Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
These presumed long-shot performers are entered by their reps or themselves every year.
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Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 June 2026
This act of resistance is considered intrinsically valuable because it is presumed always to result in a reward.
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Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2026
The search for Bell shifted from a rescue operation to a recovery effort after the college student was presumed dead on Monday, June 15.
—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
These presumed long-shot performers are entered by their reps or themselves every year.
—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 June 2026
This act of resistance is considered intrinsically valuable because it is presumed always to result in a reward.
—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for presume
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presume
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Sweden loses key piece The first half was a sloppy slugfest as both teams tried to use their physicality to assume control.
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John Murphy, president and chief financial officer, will assume the responsibilities in the interim, according to an announcement.
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DeKalb County's housing chief, Alan Ferguson, said this is an example of an affordable senior apartment project.
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The point of the Top 10 lists, Chandrasekaran said, is to steer young adults to employers that are actively hiring recent graduates into jobs that can seed meaningful careers.
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The convention will feature panels focused on creativity, all-ages karaoke and anime-adjacent games such as trivia and guessing contests.
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The Bot gets 2 for guessing in two and 1 for beating me.
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Although there are circumstantial reasons why the surveys are being published now, Dack believes that the current wave of historical reckoning also functions as a civic and institutional backlash to the political rise of the far right.
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Furthermore, Morris believes that the tvScientific acquisition expands Pinterest’s reach into connected TV advertising, expanding the value of the platform’s users offsite.
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The New York Mets are in disarray thanks to a brutal start to what was supposed to be a promising season.
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In her video, Warren said Heritage was supposed to be a turning point for the community.
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Authors think humans might just be able to leverage a few tools at our disposal to change the course of huge weather events.
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But in thinking about all these different groups, Krieger said a battery storage system may be a type of technology that everyone can get behind.
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The woman told investigators that Bernadette had begun to suspect Vander Meer of infidelity, but their relationship, which included secret phones and meetings at pay-by-the-hour motels, continued.
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Los Angeles police have arrested a 19-year-old woman suspected of attacking a hot dog street vendor in downtown Los Angeles in a violent episode that was captured on video and sparked public outrage.
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“Presume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presume. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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