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 The top 500 employers, ranked based on these results, were named Brazil's Best Employers 2026. Charlotte Hu, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 It's based on the company's MQB platform, which underpins the T-Cross subcompact SUV and the Polo hatchback. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026 Now, with another Super El Niño setting in — this time likely to be the strongest on record — many are calibrating their expectations based on what happened then. Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026 In December 2015, more than 13 million people tuned in to the first of a series of NBC television films inspired by her iconic songs, Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors, based on the story of the patchwork jacket her mother made her as a child. Stephen L. Betts, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026 Craig Brewer is set to direct the film based on his rewrite of Joe Robert Cole’s original script. Justin Kroll, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026 Singapore’s Minri Media came aboard as executive producer, with fellow backers Kongchak Pictures, based in Cambodia, and Singapore’s Momo Film Co rounding out the associate producer team. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 Their concepts are travel-based, with their album like a travel brochure that takes fans and listeners on a trip. Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Alejandro Garnacho, initially for sale for £40m, ended up joining Aston Villa on loan with a conditional obligation-to-buy clause based on a minimum number of appearances next season. Liam Twomey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
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predicated
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  • Then again, there never was with risky plotting predicated on rotation health.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Far too much coverage of declining trust in science — particularly the anti-vaccine movement — is predicated on the assumption that its adherents are either stupid or crazy.
    Rick Berke, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Based.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/based. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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