as in plausible
worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable
in that climate of fear, an accusation alone was presumptive evidence of guilt
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Recent Examples of presumptive
In March, after reaching an agreement with the prosecution, Larson pleaded guilty to one count each of theft by swindle and identity theft and faced a presumptive prison term.
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 21 May 2025
To date, despite the existence of a rich body of knowledge demonstrating causal links between exposure to these substances and illnesses, there is no presumptive coverage under the act.
—Cristina Johnson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2025
Duke product Cooper Flagg is the presumptive top selection.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2025
And recent deportation and detention efforts, carried out under the presumptive goal of targeting violent crime, are creating chaos in communities full of good, ordinary people.
—Annell López, Time, 12 May 2025
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 21 May 2025
To date, despite the existence of a rich body of knowledge demonstrating causal links between exposure to these substances and illnesses, there is no presumptive coverage under the act.
—Cristina Johnson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2025
Duke product Cooper Flagg is the presumptive top selection.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2025
And recent deportation and detention efforts, carried out under the presumptive goal of targeting violent crime, are creating chaos in communities full of good, ordinary people.
—Annell López, Time, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for presumptive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presumptive
Adjective
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That seems like a plausible outcome, but unpredictability is one of Trump’s hallmarks.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
29 June 2025
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Some of his claims, while plausible, would require independent verification.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Designed in the right way, even modest short-term and long-term adjustments can maintain credible deterrence against both China and Russia at reasonable cost.—
VIPIN NARANG,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Web crawlers that feed LLMs are increasingly pulling from non-traditional platforms to find fresh, credible content.—
Pawel Rzeszucinski,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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The March flight failed in similar fashion, but SpaceX's investigators determined the most probable root cause was a hardware failure in one of the ship's engines, a different failure mode than two months before.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
19 June 2025
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For his next act, Bill Zito tries something else no one thought possible, financially practical or any-which-way probable.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
19 June 2025
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“Presumptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumptive. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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