suppose

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as in to guess
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement if we suppose a minimum profit of $10,000 from the charity auction, we should be able to pay for the family's medical expenses

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Recent Examples of suppose In simple terms, prompt injection is a way for attackers to trick an AI into doing something it wasn’t supposed to. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025 Originally supposed to fly Sierra Space Dream Chaser test flight, but payload switched to an inert mass simulator because of potential Dream Chaser delays beyond October launch date. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2025 Conclaves are supposed begin 15-20 days after a pope's death or resignation. Nia Dumas, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025 After all, a true pal should be all about growing and winning together—and there’s no place for an ugly rivalry when you’re supposed to be on the same team. Jenna Ryu, SELF, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for suppose
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  • Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg guessed Johnny Rzeznik from Goo Goo Dolls.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Many theories have been floating around about what may have caused the rearranging with some guessing another stage and others imagining an extraordinary set design.
    Caché McClay, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
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  • Some employers may hesitate to hire someone with a career gap or assume that a more experienced professional won't stay long.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
  • There’s a lot of reason to like these odds as Raphinha is averaging 3.68 shots per 90 minutes on the year, 0.15 xG per shot (well above average), and will likely assume penalty duties in the absence of Lewandowski.
    Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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  • The workshop acknowledges that people usually think of consent and boundaries in extreme terms.
    William Jones, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The Browns must think otherwise to be taking him with a top 100 pick, but this one is hard to explain.
    Zac Jackson, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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  • Base personnel contacted the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which looked into the matter, said the official.
    CBS News, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The constitutional provision prohibiting public funds from being used for sectarian purposes echoed language drafted by Native Americans, the historians and legal scholars said.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
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  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 26% of adults and 19% of children in the United States have seasonal allergies.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The Migration Policy Institute estimates that while arrests have increased, the pace of deportations is, so far, down from the last fiscal year of the Biden administration.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
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  • While the prosecution has the burden to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt, the defendant has the right to be presumed innocent and have their day in court.
    Jordan Wright, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The Pretrial Fairness Act, which took effect in September 2023 and ended the use of money bond in Illinois, recognizes the foundational principle that every person is presumed innocent until they are proven guilty.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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  • Musk has never denied his hard-charging style and believes that his work building electric cars and rockets is crucial for the health of the planet and the continuation of the human species, and that his DOGE work responds to threats of U.S. bankruptcy.
    Jonathan Landay, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • And if White Houses have believed this too, that the people that are being covered do not choose who covers them.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
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  • Without the freedom to experiment, fail and figure things out the hard way, the products, software, and systems that are normative in our day-to-day experience would have never come into existence.
    Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The Michigan product doesn't ever figure to be much of a force as a pass-rusher, though, and teams may not want to invest a first-round pick on a one-dimensional player.
    Bryce Lazenby, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Suppose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppose. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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