as in predicated
to find a basis
she based her argument on careful research
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Recent Examples of based
Access to the polls has never been adequate across the board, but the relative ease that many people have in participating in politics is a recent invention, based on the VRA.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 2 May 2026
Those requirements were based on census data and an assessment of existing housing.
—The Denver Post, Denver Post, 2 May 2026
According to a statement released Thursday by the Center for Human Rights in Iran, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization based in New York, the Iranian government has hanged at least 22 political prisoners, including three minors, within the past six weeks.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 2 May 2026
Yuliya Talmazan Yuliya Talmazan is a reporter for NBC News Digital, based in London.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 2 May 2026
But those numbers, taken from Office of Economic and Demographic Research, the American Community Survey, and the 2020 Census, are either six years old or based on estimates that could be way off the mark.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Meanwhile, Streep's character, Miranda, was loosely based on Anna Wintour.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 2 May 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, 25 Apr. 2026
Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 2 May 2026
Those requirements were based on census data and an assessment of existing housing.
—The Denver Post, Denver Post, 2 May 2026
According to a statement released Thursday by the Center for Human Rights in Iran, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization based in New York, the Iranian government has hanged at least 22 political prisoners, including three minors, within the past six weeks.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 2 May 2026
Yuliya Talmazan Yuliya Talmazan is a reporter for NBC News Digital, based in London.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 2 May 2026
But those numbers, taken from Office of Economic and Demographic Research, the American Community Survey, and the 2020 Census, are either six years old or based on estimates that could be way off the mark.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Meanwhile, Streep's character, Miranda, was loosely based on Anna Wintour.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 2 May 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, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for based
predicated
Verb
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The big bet on AI—the near-trillion dollars that hyperscalers are spending to build out the technology’s infrastructure—is predicated on the belief that productivity will skyrocket.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Emery’s eminence in Europe has been predicated on managing two-legged contests, knowing that the pace and rhythm is different.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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“Based.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/based. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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