posit
verb (used with object)
to place, put, or set.
is positing
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present progressiveof posit (3rd person singular).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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The former pop stars debuted the begrudgingly catchy bop — “an ode to boy bands from start to finish” — Tuesday along with what AAA is positing as a viral social media campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
To follow this logic: Heti is positing that the dead are petri dishes for divine judgment of those who remain.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2022
She is positing a world in which we might stop apologizing for apologizing, in which we might seek compromise and see vulnerability as a form of courage.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 31, 2018
Bradbury is positing not just the destruction of one civilization but two.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2012
