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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2
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
Add the stout defense and manageable schedule — and presuming the kicking game does not implode — and the Golden Bears have a better chance to clear Rivera’s victory bar than anyone could have imagined a few weeks ago.
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Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Most airport design has been done presuming drivers will be chaotic and won’t obey rules.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Two men were sentenced for their roles in the 2015 disappearance and presumed murder of Crystal Rogers.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Sep. 2025
Even so, such opposition should not be presumed to be the only Zionist position.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
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Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Most airport design has been done presuming drivers will be chaotic and won’t obey rules.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Two men were sentenced for their roles in the 2015 disappearance and presumed murder of Crystal Rogers.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Sep. 2025
Even so, such opposition should not be presumed to be the only Zionist position.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presume
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Additionally, vice president of operations Donna Washington will assume a new role as vice president of external affairs.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Enterprises often assume that simply scaling data—collecting millions more images or video hours—will close the performance gap.—
Brian Moore,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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An Elanco spokesperson said the company will add public amenities next to the headquarters that neighbors can enjoy, such as a waterfront trail.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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Education Department spokeswoman Rachel Starks said the total number of student awards listed in the report is not final.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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Before, players could at least guess at the nature of a game, as each suit represented a different kind of competition.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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What makes addressUSA different AddressUSA does more than guess.—
Mary Beth Eastman,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Banda believes that, with Usagi dead, Arisu will choose to stay in Borderland.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Many of singer D4vd’s friends in the Los Angeles music scene had come to believe that Celeste Rivas Hernandez was his 19-year-old girlfriend, long before the 15-year-old’s body was found dismembered in the trunk of his Tesla, which had been abandoned in the Hollywood hills a month earlier.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Are you supposed to dampen parchment paper?—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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Basketball’s supposed to be fun.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Gonzalez, the former National Security Council official, said senior policymakers thought that embassy staff were showing favoritism to Bukele, sending reports that minimized the growing crisis of democracy in El Salvador.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Initially, the source was thought to be in an area between the football stadium and the high school’s dock area, but the gas utility determined that the leak was somewhere within the building.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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Eastern members of the alliance, including Estonia, Poland, and Romania, recently reported incursions into their airspace, while drones that disrupted Danish airports are suspected of being linked to Russia.—
Claire Cameron,
semafor.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The incident remains under investigation, Gajewski said, but authorities suspect the driver may have been experiencing a mental health crisis.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Presume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presume. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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