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as in calculates
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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as in assumes
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
what do you suppose he's going to do with the prize money he won?
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as in thinks
to have as an opinion
voters wrongly supposed that the new mayor would be opposed to letting hazardous waste be transported through the city
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as in says
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
had always supposed that her father would bequeath the family farm to her
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Recent Examples of supposes
Leo’s fine, one supposes, as evil plantation owner Calvin Candie, but the role is not a natural fit for him.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
The first theory supposes that the Big Bang produced dense spots that didn’t collapse immediately.
—Quanta Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
The first theory supposes that the Big Bang produced dense spots that didn’t collapse immediately.
—Quanta Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supposes
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Zillow calculates the value of a typical home using the average middle third of home values (eliminating statistical anomalies at the high and low end).—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Randolph said then that the agency, known by the acronym CARB, calculates impacts to health and health disparities in certain communities but not the retail costs to consumers.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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Yet his rhetoric assumes that Jewish identity is synonymous with privilege, that Jewish concerns are secondary — or suspect.—
David Moore,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2026
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The literary record assumes the same.—
Dan Turello,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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Alex LeBrun, cofounder of medical scribe startup Nabla who LeCun hired to be the CEO of Advanced Machine Intelligence, thinks the startup’s new AI models could start to roll out in a year, with healthcare a major focus area.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Liu thinks of warm minimalism as a lighter expression of traditional design, one that follows core principles but pares back selections.—
Mary Grace Granados
Special Contributor,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Boorsma says this model is generating $20,000 to $50,000 annually for communities in the rainforests of Bolivia.—
Brianna Randall,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The officer stood by his actions and says he was scapegoated by prosecutors.—
James Scholz,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Transit Alliance estimates that, in Miami-Dade alone, parking requirements mandate roughly a half-million more parking spaces than are actually needed.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that inadequate access to safe water and sanitation contributes to roughly $260 billion in annual economic losses, driven by preventable illness, and missed days of work and school.—
Kara Hurst,
Time,
23 Jan. 2026
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The panel picks up on the baseball-heavy clues, and guesses accordingly.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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The team or person who guesses the most songs correctly wins.—
Mary Alice Russell,
Southern Living,
28 Dec. 2025
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This is doubly useful because the therapist can inspect what the AI actually said and compare that to what the client believes the AI indicated.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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As robots move closer to human environments, Microsoft believes adaptability will define their success.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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The second reason is that progress narratives depend on an arc bending in a particular direction, which presumes the existence of a future end state.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Dec. 2025
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The guidance presumes that the current tariff rates on all countries will stay in place for the remainder of 2025 and beyond.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
18 Nov. 2025
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“Supposes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supposes. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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