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presumed

adjective as in assumptive

adjective as in inferential

adjective as in probable

adjective as in putative

adjective as in supposed

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A missing crew member from the cargo ship is presumed dead after a search and rescue operation was called off late on Monday.

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A crew member from the cargo ship was still missing and presumed dead after a search and rescue operation ended on Monday evening, according to Transport Minister Mike Kane.

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A plane would divert to save a passenger's life in the event of a medical emergency - but it usually wouldn't if they were already presumed dead, aviation experts and cabin crew say.

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He is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

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There are believed to be 24 hostages alive, with another 39 presumed to be dead.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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