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
But careful review is not the same as presumptive opposition.
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Bill Lockyer, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
Stood frozen to the backdrop of unrestrained exultation, Cholowsky — the presumptive top pick in July’s MLB Draft — gazed over the boy’s shoulder with a thousand-yard stare.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 June 2026
As the show’s plot advances, more and more of its concerns come to echo those of its presumptive boomer audience.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
One of the marquee Senate races, of course, is in Maine, where the Democratic nominee, presumptive nominee, is Graham Platner.
—ABC News, 31 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for presumptive
Bill Lockyer, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
Stood frozen to the backdrop of unrestrained exultation, Cholowsky — the presumptive top pick in July’s MLB Draft — gazed over the boy’s shoulder with a thousand-yard stare.
—Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 June 2026
As the show’s plot advances, more and more of its concerns come to echo those of its presumptive boomer audience.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
One of the marquee Senate races, of course, is in Maine, where the Democratic nominee, presumptive nominee, is Graham Platner.
—ABC News, 31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presumptive
Adjective
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The recurring worry was that the technology can be confidently wrong, handing over a clean, plausible answer that happens to be mistaken.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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That sounds plausible to Jean Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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To be credible requires actually incorporating climate into strategy and operations.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
12 June 2026
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Accounting for individual source bias and achieving consensus on facts across credible sources is important.—
Jennifer Best,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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In 1985, a young center named Patrick Ewing, who had just starred at Georgetown, came to the Garden and a turnaround seemed not only possible but probable.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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But while a stronger event raises the odds and probable scale of impact, the true total won’t be known for years because the losses compound over time.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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“Presumptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumptive. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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