as in predicated
to find a basis
she based her argument on careful research
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Recent Examples of based
The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Feb. 2026
The amount beneficiaries receive varies based on several factors, including the number of people filing.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 14 Feb. 2026
The study compared 100 of the nation’s largest cities based on budget considerations, available activities, gift accessibility and weather forecasts.
—Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
Compatibility in two charts can be based on how the vast majority of planets, aside from the Sun, interact with each other.
—Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026
Upcoming projects include an original feature based on a real-life Formula 1 story.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2026
Jon Schuppe Jon Schuppe is an enterprise reporter for NBC News, based in New York.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
Here are three stocks favored by some of Wall Street’s top pros, according to TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.
—Tipranks, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
The frequency and pattern of these spikes change based on both contact intensity and location.
—New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Feb. 2026
The amount beneficiaries receive varies based on several factors, including the number of people filing.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 14 Feb. 2026
The study compared 100 of the nation’s largest cities based on budget considerations, available activities, gift accessibility and weather forecasts.
—Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
Compatibility in two charts can be based on how the vast majority of planets, aside from the Sun, interact with each other.
—Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026
Upcoming projects include an original feature based on a real-life Formula 1 story.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2026
Jon Schuppe Jon Schuppe is an enterprise reporter for NBC News, based in New York.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
Here are three stocks favored by some of Wall Street’s top pros, according to TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.
—Tipranks, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
The frequency and pattern of these spikes change based on both contact intensity and location.
—New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for based
predicated
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As the graph below shows, his Chelsea side played a high-intensity style predicated on suffocating the opposition far up the pitch and turning high possession regains into quality chances.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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This is predicated on the bedrock principle that boards of directors are entrusted to oversee management of companies and are best equipped to decide how to balance company objectives, not single-purpose organizations who see everything through a narrow, black or white decision-making prism.—
Robert Profusek,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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