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noun

Definition of postulatesnext
plural of postulate
as in assumptions
something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning one of the postulates that the true agnostic rejects is the assumption that it is even possible for us to know whether God exists

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verb

present tense third-person singular of postulate
as in assumes
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof postulates that all people are born with certain rights that can never be taken away from them

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  1. assumptions
  2. assumes
  3. theories
  4. hypotheses
  5. believes
  6. hypothesizes
Noun
  • Imagine a world where product decisions are no longer based on assumptions or guesswork.
    Dan Rogers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Thanks to Mike Roberts of UME Projects for his knowledge of assumptions of government loans.
    Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of assumptions
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  • Soft skills are becoming indispensable as AI assumes more routine tasks; over 60% of professionals globally recognize their growing importance.
    Feon Ang, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • This assumes that the question was asked in all seriousness and that the respondent is aiming to reply in all seriousness.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of assumes
Noun
  • There will be theories and counter-theories.
    Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
  • All or any of those theories could explain the decision to step back from the documentary footage, however, Harry's absence from Polo first leaked via the Daily Mail back in September in an article that suggested Netflix was not happy with the approach and wanted more bang for its buck.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of theories
Noun
  • His approach involves forming hypotheses, traveling to meet world leaders and rigorously testing the ideas.
    Peter High, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Though the researchers couldn’t answer exactly why alcohol consumption was so high among the US adults surveyed, Lee has a few hypotheses.
    Sam Tupper, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of hypotheses
Verb
  • In good news for the baby-boom generation (born 1946 to 1964), now aged between 60 and 78, Perls believes that as many as 5 to 10% of them could live to 100 or older.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Ball believes that Posen ultimately ended up with the perfect job for him.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of believes
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  • Giles hypothesizes there might be a greater purpose to this behavior, per New Scientist.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
  • One group hypothesizes that the sensation happens after decreasing blood pressure and muscle tissue relaxation causes your brain to misfire and briefly enter a panic mode.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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