posited
ˈpä-zə-təd 
ˈpäz-təd
; positing
ˈpä-zə-tiŋ
ˈpäz-tiŋ
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And when the chaos breaks out all over the city, Lawrence posits, Tuello can have the American military invade.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 May 2025
The only way these individuals could have survived, researchers posit, is if their peers took care of them.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
What might destroy our society is not immigrants or refugees or Palestinians or women seeking abortions or trans people or any of the other assorted others that have been posited as undermining American society.
—Viet Thanh Nguyễn, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
Some have posited that extreme one-day gains are associated with bear markets rather than a positive stock outlook.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 May 2025
The only way these individuals could have survived, researchers posit, is if their peers took care of them.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
What might destroy our society is not immigrants or refugees or Palestinians or women seeking abortions or trans people or any of the other assorted others that have been posited as undermining American society.
—Viet Thanh Nguyễn, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
Some have posited that extreme one-day gains are associated with bear markets rather than a positive stock outlook.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for posit
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“Posit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posit. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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