presuming
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- presumingly adverb
- unpresuming adjective
Etymology
Origin of presuming
Example Sentences
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He added that journalists were "presuming I had something I didn't have", but said "I had something far more serious."
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
Videos captured people murmuring confusedly, presuming technical difficulties, before the truth dawned on the crowd that pyrotechnics would not be forthcoming.
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026
When in doubt, take your item to a reputable expert or dealer: You never want to make the mistake of presuming something isn’t silver and treating it as such.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025
But investors are already presuming a lot of success.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025
Accounting for Air Days and presuming 90 kilometers of travel per sol, I should arrive on Sol 498.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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