as in apparent
appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed
the presumed culprit
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as in assumed
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
I presume you'll fly if you do go
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as in said
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
we should presume that a person is innocent until proven guilty
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Recent Examples of presumed
Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
This fateful decision meant that, when he is presumed to have fallen ill on his walk, Mosley was unable to raise the alarm.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2024
The Ivy League graduate will be tried by a jury of his peers and is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
It is presumed that the Qualcomm royalty rates are lower than what was expected of Nuvia.
—Jim McGregor, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The couple have three children, all presumed to be in Russia with them, who are all young adults.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
Some 100 people are still being held in Gaza, with many presumed to be dead.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
It is presumed most infected dairy workers were exposed to H5N1 via milk spray in the eye or in the nose, not as a result of drinking it.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
When subsequent researchers, over decades, did not make similar findings, it was presumed Koeltz got it wrong.
—Keith Matheny, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Misch also faces charges in a high-profile kidnapping and presumed murder that took place in Hayward in 1989.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
This fateful decision meant that, when he is presumed to have fallen ill on his walk, Mosley was unable to raise the alarm.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2024
The Ivy League graduate will be tried by a jury of his peers and is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
It is presumed that the Qualcomm royalty rates are lower than what was expected of Nuvia.
—Jim McGregor, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The couple have three children, all presumed to be in Russia with them, who are all young adults.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
Some 100 people are still being held in Gaza, with many presumed to be dead.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
It is presumed most infected dairy workers were exposed to H5N1 via milk spray in the eye or in the nose, not as a result of drinking it.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
When subsequent researchers, over decades, did not make similar findings, it was presumed Koeltz got it wrong.
—Keith Matheny, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presumed
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Witkoff was with Trump during the apparent second assassination attempt on his life, telling NBC that Secret Service agents dived on Trump and got him off his Florida golf course in under 20 seconds.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Behind the scenes, fans speculated about an apparent rift between Lively and Baldoni, who avoided one another other during press junkets and appeared separately on red carpets.Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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Walsh assumed that the autobiographical stories were about Andrea and Gerry.Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Some cognitive scientists have assumed that all humans, whatever their local quirks, reason about time using spatial metaphors, yet at least one language, Tupi-Kawahíb, evidently lacks any mapping between time and space—not left to right, back to front, or downhill to uphill.Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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But in her mad dash to find her supposed soulmate, Delphie learns a valuable lesson about the difference between existing and truly living.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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The salary range in the supposed listing also falls far below Thompson’s compensation.BrieAnna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Strong passwords that are not easily guessed and/or a password manager.Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg guessed Jason Derulo.Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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Estimates of Gaza’s Christian population range from roughly 800 to more than 1,000, although hundreds are believed to have left for Egypt, Canada and Australia since the war began.Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Bells in the church, with a gold cross on its steeple visible on Broadway and surrounding blocks, are believed to be more than 170 years old.Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
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People can stay safe from possible carbon monoxide poisoning by taking precautionary measures.Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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So the realization that Gaetz—a troll of the first order and a foil for Establishment-minded stalwarts in both parties—is seen as a possible anchor for the current moment is telling.Philip Elliott, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Rather, Harris would need to view the job as a probable career-capper, taking pride in solving complex problems that are eating away at her native state.George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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He was listed as questionable for the Lakers’ next game, in Atlanta on Dec. 6, before being upgraded to probable pregame and eventually playing.Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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That night of violence — with its brutality and seeming lack of a motive — has shaken the community.Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
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Political pressure will come to the Kremlin not just from opponents of the war but also from those dismayed by the military’s startling incompetence and seeming lack of determination.Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2022
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“Presumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumed. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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