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something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning
the presumption of innocence
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Recent Examples of presumptions
Ruben does little to dissuade Niall’s presumptions.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
This notion was based on outdated presumptions of hillforts as being occupied by violent, prehistoric savages.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Apr. 2026
ProPublica, in a 2023 story, reexamined the incident, the legal presumptions, the background of the men and Stingley’s father’s relentless legal campaign to bring the men into court.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 16 Jan. 2026
The series later won five Emmys, upending presumptions about the kinds of shows people still really want to watch.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Social engineering is rife with gender presumptions, said Karl Sigler, senior security manager at Trustwave SpiderLabs.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Jan. 2026
Even the Boston Police Department had already issued a press statement, written by still another shady cop from Canton, declaring Karen Read guilty as charged – no presumptions of innocence in Norfolk County.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
And helping Kyiv get these systems will necessitate that NATO change its presumptions and priorities.
—Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
These presumptions are not conclusive and may be overcome by evidence that physical presence, even if for more than nine months during the tax year, was merely for a temporary or transitory purpose.
—Tom Cullinan, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
This notion was based on outdated presumptions of hillforts as being occupied by violent, prehistoric savages.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Apr. 2026
ProPublica, in a 2023 story, reexamined the incident, the legal presumptions, the background of the men and Stingley’s father’s relentless legal campaign to bring the men into court.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 16 Jan. 2026
The series later won five Emmys, upending presumptions about the kinds of shows people still really want to watch.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Social engineering is rife with gender presumptions, said Karl Sigler, senior security manager at Trustwave SpiderLabs.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Jan. 2026
Even the Boston Police Department had already issued a press statement, written by still another shady cop from Canton, declaring Karen Read guilty as charged – no presumptions of innocence in Norfolk County.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
And helping Kyiv get these systems will necessitate that NATO change its presumptions and priorities.
—Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
These presumptions are not conclusive and may be overcome by evidence that physical presence, even if for more than nine months during the tax year, was merely for a temporary or transitory purpose.
—Tom Cullinan, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presumptions
assumptions
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California’s High-Speed Rail Authority says about $4 billion in federal funding was removed from its budget assumptions in late 2025, leaving federal funding at less than 10% of total program costs.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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Ricketts has minor quibbles with some of the assumptions behind these projections.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
6 May 2026
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“Presumptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumptions. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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