as in assumes
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
the book presupposes its readers will already know something about the subject
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Recent Examples of presupposes
However, this theory presupposes that the CIA even has anything to hide from the public to begin with.
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Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 7 Jan. 2026
There’s an improv-exercise quality to the premise, one that presupposes that adding more factors — a wacky aunt played by Jamie Lee Curtis, a weird brother played by Spike Fearn; Kumail Nanjiani is in the mix too — will somehow build out a more robust universe.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
The new arrangement under Xi presupposes the absence of rivals.
—Deng Yuwen, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2025
The framing already presupposes anthropocentrism.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
That phrase, au naturel, presupposes a commonsense distinction between nature and history.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
That presupposes a sophomore jump-not-slump from QB Drake Maye.
—Greg Cote
september 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 7 Jan. 2026
There’s an improv-exercise quality to the premise, one that presupposes that adding more factors — a wacky aunt played by Jamie Lee Curtis, a weird brother played by Spike Fearn; Kumail Nanjiani is in the mix too — will somehow build out a more robust universe.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
The new arrangement under Xi presupposes the absence of rivals.
—Deng Yuwen, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2025
The framing already presupposes anthropocentrism.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
That phrase, au naturel, presupposes a commonsense distinction between nature and history.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
That presupposes a sophomore jump-not-slump from QB Drake Maye.
—Greg Cote
september 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presupposes
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Yet his rhetoric assumes that Jewish identity is synonymous with privilege, that Jewish concerns are secondary — or suspect.—
David Moore,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2026
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The literary record assumes the same.—
Dan Turello,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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The second reason is that progress narratives depend on an arc bending in a particular direction, which presumes the existence of a future end state.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Dec. 2025
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The guidance presumes that the current tariff rates on all countries will stay in place for the remainder of 2025 and beyond.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
18 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Persun says her community didn't push back against her shift into new content spaces, and in turn, her audience expanded.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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The civil lawsuit says ICE and Border Patrol personnel have illegally stopped and detained people without probable cause or warrants.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
16 Jan. 2026
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Hu Nguyen though believes the city also needs to invest in infrastructures such as putting in more speed bumps and other traffic calming devices such as speed tables.—
Andrea Nakano,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has said his office believes the surge in federal agents is a violation of the 10th Amendment, which establishes the division of powers between the state and federal government.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
14 Jan. 2026
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Leo’s fine, one supposes, as evil plantation owner Calvin Candie, but the role is not a natural fit for him.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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The first theory supposes that the Big Bang produced dense spots that didn’t collapse immediately.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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