based

Definition of basednext
past tense of base
as in predicated
to find a basis she based her argument on careful research

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Recent Examples of based Once entirely based in Palm Beach County, the district was redrawn to stretch from West Broward and Palm Beach counties through communities along the southern rim of Lake Okeechobee, all the way to the Gulf Coast in Collier County. — Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026 Insurance agent Ken McFeeters filed a lawsuit challenging the senator’s eligibility based on residency requirements, but the lawsuit was dismissed. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026 Adam Webb, the library's executive director, told the board the policy was drafted based off one from the Fayetteville Public Library. — James Leigh, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026 Bon Appétit Management Company, based in California, partnered with Rome’s Joy Companies, which is based in the historic Bronzeville neighborhood and owned by Cliff Rome. — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026 Once selected, funds tracking the Nasdaq 100 could purchase General Motors shares based on index weightings, bringing passive capital inflows to the company. — CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026 Marissa Lorusso is a writer and editor currently based in Brooklyn. — Marissa Lorusso, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026 Rising Academies created an AI tool called Rori that generates math and other lessons for students on WhatsApp, adapting the difficulty level based on their responses. — Zoë Schiffer, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026 An actor and filmmaker based in New York, Levine recently wrapped a role alongside Kerry Washington and Colman Domingo in the Netflix thriller An Innocent Girl from Carry-On‘s Jaume Collet-Serra. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for based
predicated
Verb
  • While Shelby was clearly an exceptional candidate, his success was largely predicated on your failures.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The problem is that the long-term strategy is predicated on the belief that control of advanced technologies and industry will trigger a new round of high-speed growth.
    — Oliver Melton, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2026

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“Based.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/based. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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