as in predicated
to find a basis
she based her argument on careful research
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Recent Examples of based
Johnstone directed and penned the screenplay based on characters created by Akela Cooper & James Wan.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Direct dating Paleontologists often estimate the age of plant and animal fossils based on sediments where the organic material was preserved.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Festival organizers have added screenings based on demand, which is always a positive indicator for award contention.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Also an editor, she is based in Vermont.
—Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
The report is based on interviews with over 300 people who escaped the country.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Before satellite measurements, researchers relied on estimates and data from a smattering of air and ground-based sensors.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2025
The company also showed off the Max10 Ultra, a hybrid robot vacuum that can automatically swap between three different sets of mop heads based on the flooring type.
—PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2025
Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Direct dating Paleontologists often estimate the age of plant and animal fossils based on sediments where the organic material was preserved.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Festival organizers have added screenings based on demand, which is always a positive indicator for award contention.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Also an editor, she is based in Vermont.
—Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
The report is based on interviews with over 300 people who escaped the country.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Before satellite measurements, researchers relied on estimates and data from a smattering of air and ground-based sensors.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2025
The company also showed off the Max10 Ultra, a hybrid robot vacuum that can automatically swap between three different sets of mop heads based on the flooring type.
—PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for based
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Cosmists who believed in technology as a messianic force clashed not just with the Svyatogor camp, but also with the communists, whose guiding ideology of Marxism-Leninism was predicated on the dismantling of age-old social systems to establish a novel world order.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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The call is predicated on Fed officials continuing to worry about inflation but focusing more on jobs.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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But as a mother of seven, staying grounded hasn't been a problem for Barrett.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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O’Farrell imagined a speculative fiction that nonetheless grounded the story of a famous historical couple in the reality of both love’s labor and a sense of loss.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Based.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/based. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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