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
On his Instagram story, the producer Hudson Mohawke wrote that the uproar around the detection tool’s findings presupposes the very conditions of the music industry.
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Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
21 June 2026
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.
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Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
10 Dec. 2025
The new arrangement under Xi presupposes the absence of rivals.
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Deng Yuwen,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Nov. 2025
The framing already presupposes anthropocentrism.
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Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
8 Oct. 2025
That phrase, au naturel, presupposes a commonsense distinction between nature and history.
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Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
That presupposes a sophomore jump-not-slump from QB Drake Maye.
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Greg Cote
september 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
21 June 2026
However, this theory presupposes that the CIA even has anything to hide from the public to begin with.
—
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
Verb
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The more useful question is what the current price assumes, what could change those assumptions, and whether the likely return compensates investors for the risks.
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Photos of the chefs are right there on the packaging, and the service correctly assumes that their reputations will draw you in.
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This is also adjusted for an actual FIFA capacity at Hard Rock of 64,091, and, again, presumes the games there will be sold out.
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My greatest wish is that this ruling sets a precedent for the Treasury and serves the thousands of ordinary citizens who are abused and crushed every day by a system that presumes their guilt and forces them to prove their innocence at the cost of economic and emotional ruin.
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The department says the project is two-months ahead of schedule with the goal of wrapping up most of the project by 2030.
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The union behind the initiative — the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West — says the measure is critical for stemming the budgetary bleeding from recent federal cuts to healthcare.
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Stewart McLaurin, president of the association, believes the price tag was well worth it.
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Pakistan’s defense minister warned Friday that water security could become a cause for war if Islamabad believes its national interests are threatened.
Verb
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This is not true, unless, Miss Manners supposes, your definition of formality begins and ends with having to wear shoes.
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Farrell supposes that no high school baseball team in the nation has traveled as much as Orange Lutheran has.
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“Presupposes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presupposes. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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