as in plausible
worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable
in that climate of fear, an accusation alone was presumptive evidence of guilt
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Recent Examples of presumptive
Running for another term as governor also would provide Pritzker a dual track toward a presumptive look at a White House bid.
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Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
In particular, the group hounded presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, protesting her support of her husband Bill’s pro-police, pro-incarceration 1994 crime bill.
—Alexander Nazaryan, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
The company’s research and development efforts have often depended on outside investors, and Jared Isaacman, the presumptive future administrator of NASA, reportedly paid hundreds of millions of dollars for multiple trips to space on Musk’s rockets.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
The presumptive regular left fielder is 4-for-18 since starting the season hitless in his first 10 at-bats.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
In particular, the group hounded presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, protesting her support of her husband Bill’s pro-police, pro-incarceration 1994 crime bill.
—Alexander Nazaryan, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
The company’s research and development efforts have often depended on outside investors, and Jared Isaacman, the presumptive future administrator of NASA, reportedly paid hundreds of millions of dollars for multiple trips to space on Musk’s rockets.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
The presumptive regular left fielder is 4-for-18 since starting the season hitless in his first 10 at-bats.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presumptive
Adjective
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The commonalities begin with a propensity to juggle more projects, more or less simultaneously, than would seem humanly plausible.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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New York University law professor emeritus Stephen Gillers sees this as plausible but unlikely.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In my own experience, setting these higher standards—even before we were required to—positioned our brand as a credible leader and made compliance conversations much easier down the road.—
Natalie Dolphin,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Related Articles Since 2019, Lyst has become a credible source for the fashion industry on what’s trending with its quarterly brand and product rankings.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In Europe, projections showed a probable increase in Ambrosia—or ragweed pollen—also linked to rising temperatures.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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The presence of at least six US B-2 stealth bombers in the Indian Ocean and a second aircraft carrier in the Middle East only fueled speculation in Israel that a strike was not only possible, but increasingly probable.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Presumptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumptive. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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