presupposes

verb

present tense third-person singular of presuppose
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 Programming a daylong omnibus performance on a weekday presupposes an audience of the underemployed, or perhaps the date was set in a bid to discourage overcrowding. — Nolan Kelly, Artforum, 26 Oct. 2026 Then again, the album’s 15-minute runtime presupposes a complete lasting impression isn’t the point. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026 Hence, any thought experiment that presupposes an AGI often supposes an ASI. — Geoffrey Irving, Time, 3 Oct. 2026 The film pulls an Old Custer and presupposes that maybe Monroe didn’t die at the age of 36, juxtaposing a 100-year-old Marilyn with one in her 30s played by Johnson. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026 But the samurai genre already presupposes a fictitious otherworldly place, and everyday normalcy simply doesn’t exist there, Kurosawa said. — ABC News, 29 July 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presupposes
  1. assumes
  2. presumes
  3. says
  4. believes
  5. supposes
Verb
  • Castro assumes his role at a time of uncertainty for the 2027 baseball season, with a lockout looking increasingly likely and the annual Winter Meetings in December potentially subject to cancellation.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Evercore's middle scenario assumes a divided Congress, an undisputed election and no military escalation in Iran, putting the year-end S & P 500 target at 7,750, a little less than 3% above Monday's close.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of assumes
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  • In David’s 1996 novel Absolute Power, an American president presumes himself to be above the rule of law and seeks to force his underlings to commit criminal acts that will benefit him.
    — David Baldacci, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026
  • For example, the law presumes that coordination is taking place if a candidate’s family member is running an independent expenditure committee supporting that same candidate.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of presumes
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  • Cleveland Clinic says some early research is encouraging, but black garlic isn’t medicine and shouldn’t replace any treatment your doctor recommends.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
  • OpenAI says Pando has reduced median Git push latency by nearly 80 percent.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of says
Verb
  • Lee, the personal trainer, believes Dubai’s fitness drive has found fertile ground because of the city’s demographic and design.
    — Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Los Angeles voters also approved a charter amendment that will allow the City Council to disband the Public Works Board, a move that Matute believes will allow the city to streamline infrastructure projects.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of believes
Verb
  • Hence, any thought experiment that presupposes an AGI often supposes an ASI.
    — Geoffrey Irving, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Rock* supposes there’s a fork in the road where the Beatles take us one way and the Velvet Underground pull us somewhere else entirely.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
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“Presupposes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presupposes. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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