as in assumptions
something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning
the cynic's presupposition that everyone acts out of purely selfish motives
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assumptions
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Come ready to shed any rigid assumptions and play.—
Lilliam Rivera,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026 -
That math reshapes assumptions about where audiences gather and what production value means to them.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Presuppositions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presuppositions. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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