posited
ˈpä-zə-təd 
ˈpäz-təd
; positing
ˈpä-zə-tiŋ
ˈpäz-tiŋ
Examples of posit in a Sentence
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Instead of demonstrating pride, a writer posits, Chinese social media is condemning it.
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Tariq Panja, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
One posits that because male bonobos don’t form alliances or coalitions among themselves, acting aggressively toward one male won’t trigger a large-scale response from multiple apes, unlike what is seen in chimpanzee societies.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2024
But one optimistic scenario posits that the world might host 100 gigawatts of wave power by 2050.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Apr. 2024
But their motion for class certification posited only a hypothetical way to prove that — maybe a survey?
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
Sovereign-citizen guru David Straight has also posited a wild conspiracy called Operation Balloon, claiming that the government, using the eclipse blackout as cover, will deploy balloons filled with poisonous gas.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
Name extinction is also a naturally occurring phenomenon called the Galton-Watson process, which posits that in patrilineal societies, surnames are lost or die out over time with each new generation as women take on their husbands’ surnames.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
This is an album that posits its lack of ideas as big ideas.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
The lawsuit posits that the CTA unlawfully infringes upon state sovereignty in the realm of corporate entity regulation.
—Matthew Erskine, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Tariq Panja, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
One posits that because male bonobos don’t form alliances or coalitions among themselves, acting aggressively toward one male won’t trigger a large-scale response from multiple apes, unlike what is seen in chimpanzee societies.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2024
But one optimistic scenario posits that the world might host 100 gigawatts of wave power by 2050.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Apr. 2024
But their motion for class certification posited only a hypothetical way to prove that — maybe a survey?
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
Sovereign-citizen guru David Straight has also posited a wild conspiracy called Operation Balloon, claiming that the government, using the eclipse blackout as cover, will deploy balloons filled with poisonous gas.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
Name extinction is also a naturally occurring phenomenon called the Galton-Watson process, which posits that in patrilineal societies, surnames are lost or die out over time with each new generation as women take on their husbands’ surnames.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
This is an album that posits its lack of ideas as big ideas.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
The lawsuit posits that the CTA unlawfully infringes upon state sovereignty in the realm of corporate entity regulation.
—Matthew Erskine, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Posit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posit. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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