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presumptive

[pri-zuhmp-tiv] / prɪˈzʌmp tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
assumptive
Synonyms


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If the Dodgers win the series, the Milwaukee winter could be cold and long, with fans tortured by visions of Skubal and presumptive Cy Young winner Jacob Misiorowski starting four games in the series.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

Maine’s Graham Platner, the party’s presumptive nominee for U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

British Columbia health officer Bonnie Henry said the person's test came back as a presumptive positive on Friday, meaning that it still remains to be confirmed by a national microbiology lab.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

One of the oldest laws of parentage is the “marital presumption,” which automatically establishes a birth mother’s husband as the presumptive legal father, even if he is not a biological parent.

From Slate ● May 13, 2026

In 1790, however, despite the presumptive dreams of a continental empire, the Louisiana Purchase remained in the future and the vast trans-Mississippi region continued under Spanish ownership.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis


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