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1
as in assumption
something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning
your conclusion is all wrong because you started out with a false premise
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2
as in ground
premises plural
the area around and belonging to a building
detectives painstakingly searched the premises for clues to the disappearance
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as in to say
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
let us premise certain things, such as every person's need for love, before beginning our line of reasoning
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Recent Examples of premise
Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
That scenario became the premise behind his Apple TV+ series Prime Target, which follows Edward (Leo Woodall), a post-graduate mathematician at Cambridge who discovers an international conspiracy to prevent him from determining the prime number formula.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
Shelton’s case is premised on his contention that he was assured a job with the Clippers if Leonard signed and that although he was hired, he wasn’t hired to the level of position promised and was later punished for defending Leonard’s health.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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Noun
At first glance, that sort of redundancy might sound egregious, given both films are in the English language and feature the same general premise of a 29-year-old woman facing personal and professional crossroads.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
That scenario became the premise behind his Apple TV+ series Prime Target, which follows Edward (Leo Woodall), a post-graduate mathematician at Cambridge who discovers an international conspiracy to prevent him from determining the prime number formula.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
Any European approach that is premised on an attempt to preserve a past iteration of the transatlantic relationship is bound to fail.
—Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
Shelton’s case is premised on his contention that he was assured a job with the Clippers if Leonard signed and that although he was hired, he wasn’t hired to the level of position promised and was later punished for defending Leonard’s health.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premise
Noun
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The idea of receiving free money taps into our natural aversion to missing out and the default assumption that any message appearing to be from the government is legitimate.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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People will chew on the Broadway first of an Othello directed and lead-produced by black men—Leon and Brian Anthony Moreland, respectively—and cut their assumptions about that to fit their pre-existing views.—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Place landscape cloth on level ground to block weed growth, and construct walls at least 12 inches deep and at least 20 inches to grow root vegetables.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
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Accommodations for this ticket include the choice of either a four-stateroom yacht or four-bedroom villa with access to the festival grounds for three nights.—
Audrey Conklin,
Fox News,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The league does not publicize those distributions, but the Rays have been a beneficiary, people briefed on that process said.—
Evan Drellich,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
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Those frequent reports and projections are key, experts say, because food crises evolve over time, meaning early interventions save lives and save money.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
9 Mar. 2025
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So which team has best chance of actually winning? Keeler: Deion Sanders taking CU Buffs to College Football Playoff feels like when, not an if.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
10 Dec. 2024
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There’s no if’s, and’s or but’s about it: the Rangers can’t waste this opportunity against a tanking opponent.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas News,
6 Sep. 2023
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But the accord between labor and management goes awry when Mao creates a mosque in the yard.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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On the night of Feb. 22, a 36-year-old woman was killed in the back yard of her home when a stray bullet hit her.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The regulatory process in California could take up to a year, assuming that Tesla’s technology proves to be safe, Smith said.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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Bringing It All Together The plug-and-play approach assumes leadership is static.—
Tom Roberts,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Networking and interviews—When introducing yourself at networking events or in interviews, weave your value proposition into your elevator pitch.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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And that circles us back to the Denmark-buys-California proposition, the comic counterweight to Donald Trump’s.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Alcantara’s body was found Thursday stuffed in a suitcase in a shallow creek in a Yonkers park off the Saw Mill Parkway, four days after she had been reported missing.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2025
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The latter two subdivisions have only detention areas, while Swanson Trails will feature tree preservation, walking trails and a park with fitness court, Leeth said.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Premise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premise. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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