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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
Shattering assumptions What that means is that multiple systems inside Bybit had been hacked in a way that allowed the attackers to manipulate the Safe wallet UI on the devices of each person required to approve the transfer.
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Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2025
Lee revised his 2025 core EPS estimate to $2.10 from $2.13 and the 2026 core EPS estimate to $2.14 from $2.16 to reflect assumptions about a decline in asset yields, partially offset by downward revision in debt costs.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
Our analysis also makes some other conservative assumptions given the policy’s uncertainty.
—Emily Badger, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
And so is having people around you who can argue with you and question your assumptions.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
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Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2025
Lee revised his 2025 core EPS estimate to $2.10 from $2.13 and the 2026 core EPS estimate to $2.14 from $2.16 to reflect assumptions about a decline in asset yields, partially offset by downward revision in debt costs.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2025
Our analysis also makes some other conservative assumptions given the policy’s uncertainty.
—Emily Badger, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
And so is having people around you who can argue with you and question your assumptions.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assumption
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But actually, Darwin’s theory is based on fitness to survive, which does not always mean big and strong.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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For highly social animals like humans and other primates, the native opioid system may also play a role in social bonding, according to one influential theory.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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Payton approached the quarterback vacancy with arrogance.—
Troy Renck,
The Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2025
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How narcissism and exclusion fuel one another Narcissists often display disruptive behaviors in social settings, such as aggression or arrogance, that increase the likelihood of others distancing themselves over time.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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Novelli had subsequently been asked to leave the premises and no longer contact any of the youth in Crossroads’ care, per the police statement.—
Laura Barcella,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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McIver’s episode did get to briefly leave the premises: The 1980s shots were filmed in a real Montreal travel agency.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
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American liberal internationalism, with its innate (and intellectually unavoidable) belief in the goodness and moral superiority of Western democracy in general, and the United States in particular, makes this form of empathy far harder to achieve.—
Anatol Lieven,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Release Date Confirmed: Your Schedule For The Newest iPhone These results underscore MEG’s superiority but also highlight challenges.—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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The results confirmed the team's working hypothesis.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
21 Feb. 2025
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Several meta-analysis studies have tested this hypothesis and found that no link exists between vaccines and chronic disease.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Putin praised this new US attitude towards his country.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
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The interview, which focused on attitudes toward Israel, sparked controversy, and even Shari Redstone, the controlling shareholder of Paramount Global, rebuked CBS News executives for slamming the correspondent.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
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This team looked dead and buried midway through the second half, their miserable performance having been utterly bereft of energy and belief.—
Mark Critchley,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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But optimism, the belief that things can improve, and progress is possible, can be a powerful antidote to this struggle.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Instead, Laura saw a woman, a relative stranger, whose flagrant presumptions had unwittingly changed the course of her own life, or perhaps only hastened that change.—
Hannah Gold,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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And with a flood of new programming sources, along with the presumption that the crown jewel of children's educational television can be privately supported, the question is can CPB survive DOGE's ax?—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Assumption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assumption. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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