presupposes

verb

present tense third-person singular of presuppose
as in assumes
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof the book presupposes its readers will already know something about the subject

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Recent Examples of presupposes But the samurai genre already presupposes a fictitious otherworldly place, and everyday normalcy simply doesn’t exist there, Kurosawa said. — ABC News, 29 July 2026 On his Instagram story, the producer Hudson Mohawke wrote that the uproar around the detection tool’s findings presupposes the very conditions of the music industry. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 21 June 2026 However, this theory presupposes that the CIA even has anything to hide from the public to begin with. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 7 Jan. 2026 There’s an improv-exercise quality to the premise, one that presupposes that adding more factors — a wacky aunt played by Jamie Lee Curtis, a weird brother played by Spike Fearn; Kumail Nanjiani is in the mix too — will somehow build out a more robust universe. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025 The new arrangement under Xi presupposes the absence of rivals. — Deng Yuwen, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2025 The framing already presupposes anthropocentrism. — Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025 That phrase, au naturel, presupposes a commonsense distinction between nature and history. — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025 That presupposes a sophomore jump-not-slump from QB Drake Maye. — Greg Cote september 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presupposes
  1. assumes
  2. presumes
  3. says
  4. believes
  5. supposes
Verb
  • As the force gradually assumes responsibility for police patrols, Haitian police will be able to redeploy to support operations in Kenscoff, the international force said.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The problem is that the stock's valuation already assumes all of that keeps going, at a moment when the growth driver behind it (the AI-era power generation boom) is facing its first regulatory pushback.
    — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of assumes
Verb
  • The group presumes the deal would need approval from Chicago’s City Council as well.
    — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The Hoodoo tradition presumes a belief in a supernatural or spirit world that can be called upon for assistance, often through charms and incantations.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of presumes
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  • Dorsey was founded lab-grown, always marks its products as lab-grown, but has never marketed around the concept, Strachan says.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Newlight says its retrofit can go onto an operating vessel within one to two weeks.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of says
Verb
  • However, Carrick believes Dorgu can operate in the position despite not yet playing him there and offers another alternative to the 31-year-old Shaw as United contend with Premier League and Champions League football.
    — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Dondo Iorlamen, the international director of CAPRO, believes Africa is well-positioned to send missionaries because Christianity is growing stronger there.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of believes
Verb
  • But that view wrongly supposes that Abundance was meant to be its own electoral lane.
    — Ryder Kessler, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
  • Of course, this pre-supposes that Salah looks to leave Europe this summer as a free agent.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
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“Presupposes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presupposes. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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