posit
verb (used with object)
to place, put, or set.
have posited
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present perfectof posit.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“Her Private Hell” is not merely glittering debris, as some have posited, nor is it style over substance; it’s a campfire story told by Thatcher’s unearthly orator, with just as much chilling impact.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
It has been so closely scrutinized that film workers have posited their own theories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
Some critics have posited that the issue has been overblown, and that complex gangs are not responsible for large numbers of retail losses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
Maybe this is, as some commenters have posited, the beginning of the end of all white-collar knowledge work, and a precursor to mass unemployment.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2022
She did not need them; nor could she have used them; for they would have posited a divine command to be perfect—a too difficult accomplishment for any of us, even for Sister Smith.
From The Hills of Hingham by Dallas Lore Sharp
