as in plausible
worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable
in that climate of fear, an accusation alone was presumptive evidence of guilt
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Recent Examples of presumptive
President-elect Trump announced Thursday his latest batch of presumptive nominees to serve in his forthcoming administration.
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Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
Trump’s lawyers had argued that Trump was entitled to a stay in the case because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in July that said presidents have presumptive criminal immunity for official acts taken in office.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
Then on Wednesday, Santa Clara County Public Health officials announced a second batch of presumptive H5N1-positive milk from Raw Farm.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
The presumptive Offensive Rookie of the Year fed receivers regardless of their level of openness.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
Trump’s lawyers had argued that Trump was entitled to a stay in the case because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in July that said presidents have presumptive criminal immunity for official acts taken in office.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
Then on Wednesday, Santa Clara County Public Health officials announced a second batch of presumptive H5N1-positive milk from Raw Farm.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
The presumptive Offensive Rookie of the Year fed receivers regardless of their level of openness.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presumptive
Adjective
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Zachary’s anger and jealousy towards Reacher is misplaced but — like so vanishingly few elements of Reacher — plausible and convincing.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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Step 3: Fabricate a plausible but incorrect summary.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Most importantly, consistency and discipline matter: Developing a predictable cadence of authentic, valuable content helps to position the founder as both credible and genuine.—
Danylo Borodchuk,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Real news can be honest, hopeful, credible, constructive.—
Troy Aidan Sambajon,
The Christian Science Monitor,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The star guard was listed as probable for this game and will end up playing against the Pacers.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Another probable measles death was recorded last week after an unvaccinated New Mexico resident tested positive for the virus.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Presumptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumptive. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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