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as in theory
something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning
the widespread assumption that violent entertainment leads to violent behavior in children your argument is faulty because it's based on erroneous assumptions
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as in arrogance
an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims
his air of assumption tended to put people off rather quickly
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Recent Examples of assumption
Parrots are already known for their impressive memory and tool-using abilities, but this discovery further challenges the assumption that complex vocal control is unique to humans.
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Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
My assumption is that stories of travelers being detained or refused entry on arrival are on the rise as part of an increase in checks and/or stricter decision making at the U.S. border – no doubt in keeping with the new Trump regime's desire to appear strict on border control.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
That assumption inspired Ramsey to seek out a psychiatric assessment, which led to a formal diagnosis.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
His prediction is based on an assumption that electric vehicle adoption rises to 9.7% of sales in conservative areas from about 4.9% currently, and assumes Tesla wins about 55% of the EV sales.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2025
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Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
My assumption is that stories of travelers being detained or refused entry on arrival are on the rise as part of an increase in checks and/or stricter decision making at the U.S. border – no doubt in keeping with the new Trump regime's desire to appear strict on border control.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
That assumption inspired Ramsey to seek out a psychiatric assessment, which led to a formal diagnosis.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
His prediction is based on an assumption that electric vehicle adoption rises to 9.7% of sales in conservative areas from about 4.9% currently, and assumes Tesla wins about 55% of the EV sales.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assumption
Noun
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No theory about what Facebook should be in the world.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025
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Zoom in: Here are 10 theories, based on conversations with dozens of top Democrats, on what went wrong and what needs to change.—
Alex Thompson,
Axios,
22 Mar. 2025
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The toxic combination of Trump’s pro-Russia leanings, Vice President J. D. Vance’s arrogance and condescension, and Musk’s sad case of advanced poster’s disease have tanked America’s reputation among its traditional allies.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
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But jealousy and arrogance get the best of Hamilton, who insinuates himself into the defense team, believing this action will help his political and financial setbacks.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2025
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Whatever issues this season had, stepping back from the ledge on which the entire premise seemed to be finding itself at the conclusion of last season isn’t the root cause.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
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So much story on Reba was mined from that initial premise that there was this other woman (Barbra Jean) who ultimately forced her way into Reba’s life.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
21 Mar. 2025
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Wealth isn’t about intelligence or moral superiority.—
Greg Clement,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Lopez and the co-sponsors want to cloak themselves in moral superiority and call it a day.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2025
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The leading explanation for all of these mysteries is known as the giant impact hypothesis.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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The causes of both events had been long debated, however one hypothesis has linked them to depletions in the Earth's protective ozone layer, such as might be caused by a supernova going off in local space.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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But the attitude of our coaches was, ‘Again, again — next goal, next goal’.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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How an Overly Sunny Demeanor Could Affect You Of course, if your exclusively positive attitude is rubbing others the wrong way, that doesn’t bode well for your relationships.—
Cathy Cassata,
Health,
14 Mar. 2025
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The actor recently appeared on The Pivot podcast and elaborated on his belief that male leaders are not only losing their authority but that young men will increasingly fail to learn from their example and exacerbate the problem exponentially.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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The incident has led to speculation and reporting that Dropkick Murphys were banned from X due to Casey’s comments and broadly left-leaning, anti-Trump political beliefs.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
18 Mar. 2025
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The presumption is that LLMs tend to favor certain word choices, sentence structures, and linguistic patterns that differ subtly from typical human writing.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
3 Mar. 2025
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Indeed, the presumption had been that any payments to Ukraine’s allies for expenses would come from the $300 billion in Russia’s frozen assets in Western banks.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Assumption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assumption. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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