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
Joe Biden, of course, ended his campaign as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee on July 21, 2024, and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in her bid for the White House.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
What’s not convincingly nailed by the film’s moody bravado is the grief propelling its flirtatious and fraught quartet toward presumptive tragedy.
—Lisa Kennedy, New York Times, 1 May 2025
In many cases, presumptive testing requires further confirmatory testing.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The result is that marshmallows eaten out of the bag, with fingers, are presumptive confectionaries, while those toasted over a heat source and used in the making of s’mores receive a dubious VAT exemption.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
What’s not convincingly nailed by the film’s moody bravado is the grief propelling its flirtatious and fraught quartet toward presumptive tragedy.
—Lisa Kennedy, New York Times, 1 May 2025
In many cases, presumptive testing requires further confirmatory testing.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The result is that marshmallows eaten out of the bag, with fingers, are presumptive confectionaries, while those toasted over a heat source and used in the making of s’mores receive a dubious VAT exemption.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presumptive
Adjective
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Most of these magnetic fields have a plausible origin story.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
5 June 2025
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Using a plausible cover story, the red team passed front-desk security, loitered in stairwells, and accessed upper levels with lower foot traffic.—
Jochen Schwenk,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Today’s leadership challenge is to build businesses that are not only efficient and competitive in the short term, but credible, trustworthy, and resilient over time.—
Mary Johnstone-Louis,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Led by Hugo Aguilar Ortiz, Indigenous communities have mobilized not just around identity, but around a structured, credible, and serious ballot.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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How many cases are there in Oklahoma? Oklahoma held steady Friday with a total of 14 confirmed and three probable cases.—
DEVI SHASTRI,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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Wind gusts of up to 50 mph and penny-sized hail (0.75 inches) are probable.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 May 2025
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“Presumptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presumptive. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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