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as in hypothesis
an idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation
my supposition is that this grape variety, which flourishes in southern France, should do equally well here, given the similar climate
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as in guess
an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence
it's pure supposition on your part that there's something illegal going on next door
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as in assumption
something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning
worthless genetic research that was based on the erroneous supposition that acquired characteristics can be passed on to offspring
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Recent Examples of supposition
Under California law, fraud must be pled with particularity, meaning there must be specifics and details in the complaint; generalizations, inferences and supposition don’t cut it.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 Jan. 2026
The nature of Tech’s loss only supports the supposition that, without Texas and Oklahoma, the Big 12 is sorely lacking in top-tier talent.
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Kevin Sherrington
jan. 1,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Jan. 2026
Both Ripa and Consuelos rejected the supposition, with Ripa admitting that the only evening during which Consuelos looks presentable during the holidays is Christmas Eve.
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Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Nov. 2025
Slavik knocked Combs for lining up speaking engagements for as soon as next week with the supposition that he’d be released.
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Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for supposition
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 Jan. 2026
The nature of Tech’s loss only supports the supposition that, without Texas and Oklahoma, the Big 12 is sorely lacking in top-tier talent.
—
Kevin Sherrington
jan. 1,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Jan. 2026
Both Ripa and Consuelos rejected the supposition, with Ripa admitting that the only evening during which Consuelos looks presentable during the holidays is Christmas Eve.
—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Nov. 2025
Slavik knocked Combs for lining up speaking engagements for as soon as next week with the supposition that he’d be released.
—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for supposition
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supposition
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The goal of the platform is to support the entire drug lifecycle—from early-stage laboratory discovery and hypothesis generation to clinical trials and final commercialization.
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The working hypothesis behind the cluster is that the first case acquired hantavirus while on land, before boarding the cruise ship, the WHO said.
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An outdated bag from Saint Laurent, Fendi, Dior or Gucci can come roaring back, and serial numbers, dust bags and original hardware separate a real payday from a guess.
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Experts have made wide-ranging guesses for more than three decades.
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The brand positions the fabric and fit as its answer to the old assumption that hemp-heavy shirts could not feel comfortable enough for everyday wear.
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This morning favors gentle starts and better listening, while the afternoon asks us to slow replies, check assumptions, and make our tone easier to understand.
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The narrative conjures meaning from the Los Angeles cityscape by fusing a hodgepodge of textbook theories about the sprawling metropolis onto the gritty reality of daily life.
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According to the theory, each of these attributes contributes toward the most important influencing factor -- intention.
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Amid the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade conjecture has been the perception of Tyler Herro as a diminished asset.
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An OpenAI reasoning model recently overturned a conjecture Paul Erdős posed in 1946, toppling an eighty-year assumption in combinatorial geometry by importing machinery from algebraic number theory — two fields with no obvious reason to meet.
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Building Read the long-range numbers and the thesis becomes obvious.
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Midway through the premiere, the season’s seeming thesis statement is delivered by Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel), perhaps the series’ most malleably moral character.
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Broad distribution — the model where a brewery’s cans and bottles fan out across hundreds of retailers — has become a tougher and tougher proposition for independent breweries.
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First, some places are golf resorts with skiing rather than ski resorts with golf, skewing more summer centric, and at these the value proposition no longer comes into play, since summer remains peak season.
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“Supposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supposition. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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