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Recent Examples of presuppose This presupposes a whole number of other technologies, some of which were fairly esoteric prior to the AI boom; for example, digital twins and synthetic data. Ruth Foxe Blader, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025 For one thing, the argument for a near-term action against Taiwan presupposes a deadline that Xi has not actually set, conflating military modernization goals with a timeline for using force. Jessica Chen Weiss, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2022 What The Last of Us Season Two presupposes is, maybe something is going to change that? Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025 Put differently, the kidnappings presuppose a collective enemy without individual faces or humanity. Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for presuppose
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Verb
  • President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act – assuming the version Senate Republicans passed on Tuesday becomes law–would cut the legs out from under the renewable energy industry.
    Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • So in those circumstances the viewer would, of course, assume that that was that real person’s genitals.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • In addition to frequent password updates, individuals will need to be more alert about the increasing amount of malware hiding in illegitimate software, applications and other downloadable files, Valenzuela said.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 26 June 2025
  • An unknown gunman shot the boy while inside an apartment on the 6400 block of South Ingleside Avenue just after 6 p.m., police said.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • Here’s a list of those who have been photographed arriving in Venice and presumed to be attending the wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez.
    Glamour, Glamour, 26 June 2025
  • The charges stem from a 2022 Tennessee traffic stop, when prosecutors say Abrego Garcia was found driving eight other passengers with no luggage, which police presumed to be a human trafficking operation.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • Emerging markets like the Middle East offer high growth and less competition, Zhu believes.
    Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • Albertus believes that the world is on the threshold of a new global struggle for land.
    Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • We aren’t even supposed to give straws, utensils or salad condiments without the guest requesting them.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
  • We weren’t supposed to watch too much TV in our household, but that didn’t stop us.
    Maris Kreizman, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • While the unified front welcoming Trump to The Hague may prioritize maintaining the NATO alliance, 23 of the 32 member countries have reached the 2% of GDP spending threshold—and experts think some will reach 5% by or before 2035.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 25 June 2025
  • Ya’ll in ya’ll feelings, ya’ll think ya’ll know everything.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 25 June 2025

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“Presuppose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presuppose. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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