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
Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2025
Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Olivar, who has pleaded not guilty and is presumed innocent, is set to go to trial on May 19.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Beatty said that measles was so common at the time that people born in that year or earlier are presumed to be immune.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026
Song, presumed innocent until proven guilty, is not the stuff of trench coat cliché.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
The Chapek chapter and previous succession about-faces that saw presumed heirs-apparent like Tom Staggs leave the company were blemishes on Iger’s otherwise strong record.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
Federal investigators stress the charges remain allegations, and Ford is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Staff, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
The red pigeon in Barnes’ throuple was presumed to be female because it had never been seen courting.
—Lisa Gutierrez
march 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
Mark Kastelic takes the opening faceoff, wins the all-important draw and heads off the ice, to be replaced by a player presumed to have more offensive chops.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
Defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Olivar, who has pleaded not guilty and is presumed innocent, is set to go to trial on May 19.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Beatty said that measles was so common at the time that people born in that year or earlier are presumed to be immune.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026
Song, presumed innocent until proven guilty, is not the stuff of trench coat cliché.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
The Chapek chapter and previous succession about-faces that saw presumed heirs-apparent like Tom Staggs leave the company were blemishes on Iger’s otherwise strong record.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
Federal investigators stress the charges remain allegations, and Ford is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Staff, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
The red pigeon in Barnes’ throuple was presumed to be female because it had never been seen courting.
—Lisa Gutierrez
march 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
Mark Kastelic takes the opening faceoff, wins the all-important draw and heads off the ice, to be replaced by a player presumed to have more offensive chops.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presumed
Adjective
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Three weeks into the conflict, the toll is becoming apparent.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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The result is effortlessly chic, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the Lobby Bar—an understated name for such a striking space.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Top police officer Martin Ondrášek said police assumed arson.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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Chris Martin, the band's frontman, and much of the internet assumed the two had been caught in an affair, and the narrative spread like wildfire.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Officers were called to Golders Green, a north London neighborhood with a large Jewish population, after receiving reports of a fire, the Metropolitan Police force said.—
KRUTIKA PATHI,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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Neither speed nor impairment appeared to contribute to the crash, Becchina said.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The supposed moat turned out to be cost arbitrage, not capability.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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But a handful of anglers, influencers, and content creators have gone public about their own experiences with DTF over the last week, and the supposed scam league is now dominating most corners of the online fishing space.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Ken Jeong guessed another TV judge, Steve Harvey.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
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After a brief deliberation, Kobrya correctly guessed the trip’s cost at $9,537 and won his second prize of the day.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Multiple explosions were heard and believed to be from gas canisters on the ambulances.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Mar. 2026
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China's space agency has plans to land on the moon by 2030 near the south pole, where there are believed to be deposits of ice from comets.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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On Tuesday, there were some indications from Washington on a possible de-escalation in the Mideast conflict.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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All firearms were legally possessed, no foul play is suspected, and the shooting appears accidental, police said.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The now defunct urban guerrilla group Petro belonged to, the 19th of April Movement, has long been suspected of taking money from Escobar's Medellin cartels as part of its deadly siege of the Supreme Court in 1985.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Presumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumed. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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