postulating

verb

Definition of postulatingnext
present participle of postulate
as in saying
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for postulating
  1. assuming
  2. believing
  3. thinking
Verb
  • The Trojans are trending toward losing their entire starting secondary, assuming safety Kamari Ramsey declares for the draft as planned.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Don’t allow the pets to be unsupervised in the same room; keep plants on a high shelf (assuming your pet can’t reach it; most cats can reach everywhere) or secured behind glass like a cloche.
    Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of assuming
Verb
  • Customers have trusted banks with custody of their assets for centuries, believing a bank vault is safer than keeping wealth under the mattress.
    Lior Lamesh, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • That doesn’t stop thought leaders from calling for blanket decentralization or Bitcoin maximalists from believing that all other cryptocurrencies are inferior.
    Jordan Yallen, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of believing
Verb
  • Digitization means companies can operate with a forward-thinking approach.
    Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The bottom line is that women need to start thinking of their exit strategies from their businesses earlier.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of thinking
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