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supposed

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verb

past tense of suppose
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as in estimated
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 supposed
Adjective
The baby is officially named Simon Fraser of Lovat, just like his supposed father, who after the brief service rips into Brian for not being more supportive. Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2025 The reaction, though, of supposed country folk has puzzled me the most. John Vukmirovich, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
They are only supposed to communicate through an app called OurFamilyWizard. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025 You were never supposed to take these things literally. Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for supposed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supposed
Adjective
  • The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Micheli estimated about 70 bills had some form of this language, about 3% of the almost 2,400 bills introduced.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Morgan Stanley analyst Brian Nowak estimated that the shift could translate to between $2 billion and $4 billion of annual recurring savings for the company by 2027.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Khaled assumed he was being moved to yet another prison, until he was taken to a place called Ward A.
    Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
  • This is why, for most of the 20th century — until the 1980s — people assumed that the hot Big Bang implied a singularity at the beginning.
    Big Think, Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Schuster said the Fujian is more likely a stepping stone, and China’s next carrier, the Type 004, on which early construction is believed to have begun, will incorporate lessons learned from it.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
  • De Silva, police noted, was an innocent bystander who was not involved in the quarrel and was not believed to have been the target.
    Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But the Juventus coach clearly does pay attention to what is said about him and his team.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The Pima Critical Incident Team was activated after the incident with the Oro Valley Police Department assigned to lead the investigation, Adger said.
    Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Hurricanes’ only public question mark among key contributors entering the week was edge rusher Akheem Mesidor, who sustained an apparent foot injury in the fourth quarter against Louisville.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The Silver Hugo for Best Sound goes to SOUND OF FALLING for its ability to echo, in both its silences and thunders, the constant hum of secrets passed from one generation to the next in the apparent domestic quiet that both conceals and reveals.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Higginbotham figured one way to unpack his journey would be to talk about it even more.
    Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Saudi heritage and national pride figured across many collections, with geometric rooflines a graphic detail on the loose men’s alterna-suiting from Noble & Fresh, and odes to various regions spelled out in spirals of Arabic characters on Hindamme’s second-skin dresses.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Nelson may have guessed correctly on the president digging his heels into tariffs seven years on from his first term, but the taxes may not be around for much longer.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Some of you might have guessed.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Supposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supposed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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