posit
Example Sentences
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The rule posits a person needs some 10,000 hours of practice to achieve mastery.
The theory posits that gains in transport stocks bode well for the broader market and its continuing rally.
In his lecture on “Beowulf,” Tolkien posits that the poem gives a “new perspective on an ancient theme: that man, each man and all men, and all their works shall die.”
A meritocracy sets a standard, posits an ideal, gives the more ambitious people in a society something to look up to and to shoot for.
Key to understanding the brain, Mr. Wright posits, is the fact that these models are flexible and can change with new inputs.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
