suppositions

plural of supposition
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as in guesses
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of suppositions One of the big suppositions behind the big data center boom is that the most cutting edge AI models will be at least as large, if not larger, than the leading models that exist today. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025 She’s bemused by suppositions about the advantages of her family legacy, which in reality boasts a centuries-deep ledger of addiction, estrangement, and untimely death. Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025 But that premise assumes two suppositions not in evidence. Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppositions
Noun
  • None of those jack-of-all-trades models came up with the hypotheses that proved experimentally correct.
    Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Danish police Chief Superintendent Jens Jespersen told reporters on Tuesday authorities were investigating several hypotheses, including the possibility that the drones were launched from ships.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Don’t rely on ballpark guesses in place of a real CMA.
    Mary Beth Eastman, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Hilton hasn’t announced the pooch's name just yet, but fans offered up their guesses in the comments of her Instagram and TikTok posts.
    Marissa G. Muller, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Hierarchy matters less than ideas, and consultants are trained to challenge assumptions and present counterarguments, even to senior partners or client CEOs.
    Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Her existence in the vibrant capital city of Sepphoris brings into questions some of our traditional assumptions of Mary as an impoverished illiterate from a backwater rural village with no exposure to Greco-Roman culture.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The season drew heavy criticism for its glacial pace and incoherent plotting, generating more Reddit theories than actual scares and leaving viewers more haunted by what could have been.
    James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Combining investigative journalism, DNA analysis and cinematic dramatization, the docuseries examines four competing theories about Columbus’ origins and the mystery around the titles bestowed on him by the Catholic Monarchs.
    Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Ensure your home is securely locked when vacating the premises.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Police K-9s swept the premises repeatedly throughout the morning, and the court closed one of its two entrances to divert all traffic through a single door.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Suppositions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppositions. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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