posit
verb (used with object)
to place, put, or set.
are positing
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present progressiveof posit.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Now those 20- and 30-somethings are positing that they were never offered versions that they liked — and are forming their own.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2022
“A lot of people are positing Jacksonville as pro- Gingrich,” MacManus said.
From BusinessWeek ● Jan. 31, 2012
“You, a self-professed cynic, are positing that the squirrel is a superhero.”
From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo
