presuppose
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assume, hypothecate, hypothesize, postulate, premise, presume, say, suppose
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Genuine political anger presupposes genuine political convictions. — George Will, Twin Cities, "George Will: For the Democrats, it’s winnowing time," 4 Aug. 2019 Genuine political anger presupposes genuine political convictions. — George Will, National Review, "For the Democrats, It’s Winnowing Time," 4 Aug. 2019 Genuine political anger presupposes genuine political convictions. — George F. Will, The Denver Post, "Will: For the Democrats, it’s winnowing time," 4 Aug. 2019 The liberal idea presupposes that nothing needs to be done. — David Remnick, The New Yorker, "Little Rocket Man," 4 July 2019 But notice, both of those descriptions are ones that presuppose there’s a direction of time. — Quanta Magazine, "A Defense of the Reality of Time," 16 May 2017 The plan presupposes that the Holy Land’s noxious politics have simply vanished. — The Economist, "An underwhelming start to the “ultimate” Israeli-Palestinian deal," 27 June 2019 Willmoore Kendall argued persuasively that civil society, justice, and rights always presuppose the previous formation of government and society. — Daniel J. Mahoney, National Review, "Democracy’s Moral Foundations: Recovering Our ‘Constitution in Full’," 20 June 2019 Searching for the truth presupposes that there is something to look for. — William A. Galston, WSJ, "Today, Truth Itself Can’t Be Taken for Granted," 21 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'presuppose.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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