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
The presumptive ruling by a majority of a panel of five justices in Brazil's Supreme Court makes Bolsonaro the first former president in the country's history to be convicted for attacking democracy.
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Ricardo Brito, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Nailor was the presumptive replacement for Jordan Addison, who is suspended for the first three games of the season.
—Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
The default sentencing range for second-degree murder carries a minimum and maximum sentence of 10 and 25 years based on mitigating and aggravating factors with a presumptive sentence of 16 years.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025
With 40-year-old Joe Flacco, the presumptive Week 1 starter, not suiting up, Sanders got the nod and made the best of the situation despite getting few first-team reps at training camp thus far.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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Ricardo Brito, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Nailor was the presumptive replacement for Jordan Addison, who is suspended for the first three games of the season.
—Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
The default sentencing range for second-degree murder carries a minimum and maximum sentence of 10 and 25 years based on mitigating and aggravating factors with a presumptive sentence of 16 years.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025
With 40-year-old Joe Flacco, the presumptive Week 1 starter, not suiting up, Sanders got the nod and made the best of the situation despite getting few first-team reps at training camp thus far.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presumptive
Adjective
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In the month since trading Parsons, Jones has offered a steady stream of rationalizations, some of which sound more plausible than others.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Some assumptions are more plausible than others, but the fact remains that no two people can ever perfectly understand one another, let alone two people from completely different backgrounds.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Abrego Garcia entered the country illegally more than a decade ago but had a court order blocking his deportation to El Salvador over what a judge found was a credible fear of persecution by gangs there.—
Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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While Kopalyan and Alili see the Accords as a credible initiative, there are suspicions on the ground in Syunik too—and in particular that Azerbaijani forces could use the deal as a way to ultimately secure control for themselves.—
Michele Crestani,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Abramov points out that this does not disprove the Mars life explanation, but rather just presents an alternative, albeit much more probable, explanation for the evidence.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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First a look at the problems, and then the probable reasons.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Presumptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumptive. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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