Thesaurus results for ASSUMPTIONS

assumptions

noun

plural of assumption

as in theories

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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Recent Examples of assumptions After all, states like Georgia and Arizona were also once solidly red until break-out candidates—backed by party spending—upended those assumptions. — Philip Elliott, Time, 19 Oct. 2026 Given Abbey’s anxieties about spending money and fear of not having enough, Stacy plans to use very conservative assumptions for inflation, health costs and average returns when making her projections based on Abbey’s savings today. — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 But that judgment rests in part on assumptions about how the Fed communicates that may no longer hold under its new chairman. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 Problems often emerge because each program has already developed its own targets, assumptions and roadmap before the teams begin talking properly to each other. — Simon Wells, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 These are the kinds of assumptions that can leave you wondering whether Amazon knows you at all. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Even if the wars do continue, the identities of both major parties are in flux—existing coalitions are shaky, and the tremors could lead to unexpectedly competitive races in seats drawn around outdated assumptions. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 Soon after, Mercury in Scorpio quincunxes Saturn in Aries, revealing where our words, assumptions, or plans do not quite fit the reality in front of us. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026 The board must also monitor revenue assumptions, demand transparency and ensure funding reaches students and classrooms. — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Over the decades, as Shakur’s stature grew and evolved, there were flare-ups of media interest and theories but no conclusions or arrests.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Be curious, not judgmental All of the above has unleashed theories about Simmons among fans and, of course, in the online world.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of theories

Noun

The researchers suggested several hypotheses for why this happened, but cortisol’s purpose remains unproven.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Earlier studies have pointed to different hypotheses about the formation of the lunar magnetic field.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of hypotheses

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David Jolly is the son of a preacher man, but has vowed never to use his religion as a cudgel against anyone’s beliefs.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
Chuuraa Evgenia Arbugaeva (UK 2026, 18 min) A Sakha scientist journeys into Siberia’s melting permafrost, where the past emerges alongside ancestral beliefs.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of beliefs

Noun

These were all reasonable presumptions at that time but would also require years of data to evaluate.

— David N. Hackney, STAT, 26 Aug. 2026
Mungiu refuses to supply easy answers or simple paths to identification in this compelling provocation, which poses unresolvable questions to viewers about our biases and presumptions.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of presumptions

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Not really Dagmar Bruss, professor and Head of the Quantum Information Theory group at HHU, and her doctoral researcher, Pedro Barrios Hita, conducted a new analysis of the postulates used in the 2021 paper and found one to be too restrictive.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 22 June 2026
Another postulates that sleep removes waste from the brain.

— Shayla Love, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026

Definition of postulates

Noun

Many are leaning into their own unsubstantiated suppositions, even those not backed by evidence.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Now Kennedy took her suppositions even further, reexamining the literature on a famous Olmec site where thousands of toad skeletons had been excavated.

— Kimon de Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026

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