as in basing
to find a basis
she has predicated her theory on recent findings by other astronomers
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Recent Examples of predicating
With everyone predicating their behavior on everyone else’s, norms shift rapidly, and complicated feedback effects ensue.
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Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicating
basing
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That has prompted discussion of basing California’s funding model on enrollment instead.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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European military spending is up, and France has promised to include Europe under its nuclear umbrella, including potentially basing nuclear bombers in allied countries.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Predicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predicating. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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