as in predicated
to find a basis
she based her argument on careful research
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Recent Examples of based
District officials said staffing and budget decisions are made at the school and department level by building and department leaders based on the needs of individual schools and departments.
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Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 21 June 2026
The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 June 2026
For the typical American household, that would work out to a little over $800,000 in savings, based on a median household income of $83,730 in 2024.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 June 2026
The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2026
Wilson also called repeatedly for direct popular elections to Congress, as well as for the allocation of representatives in both houses to be based on population.
—Jesse Wegman, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
Who that third-place team will be remains to be seen since there are 20 different possibilities based on the rest of the group stage.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
The report added that if Mystic did have an evacuation plan for the Guadalupe River-adjacent cabins based on previous flood experiences, it was not put into writing or communicated to the staff, counselors and campers.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
She's based in Kenya and writes about the region.
—Sophie Neiman, NPR, 20 June 2026
Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 21 June 2026
The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 June 2026
For the typical American household, that would work out to a little over $800,000 in savings, based on a median household income of $83,730 in 2024.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 June 2026
The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2026
Wilson also called repeatedly for direct popular elections to Congress, as well as for the allocation of representatives in both houses to be based on population.
—Jesse Wegman, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
Who that third-place team will be remains to be seen since there are 20 different possibilities based on the rest of the group stage.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
The report added that if Mystic did have an evacuation plan for the Guadalupe River-adjacent cabins based on previous flood experiences, it was not put into writing or communicated to the staff, counselors and campers.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
She's based in Kenya and writes about the region.
—Sophie Neiman, NPR, 20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for based
predicated
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That deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, followed two years of painstaking negotiations that were predicated on a similar, yet more detailed framework, called the JCPOA.—
Ana Ceballos,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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His paint pressure was more predicated upon easy reads within Gonzaga’s offense as opposed to complicated progressions.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
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