as in predicating
to find a basis
she based her argument on careful research
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Recent Examples of basing
The town’s attorneys have had to make that case to several property owners in the utility’s service area already, basing their views on prior court cases from other Arizona towns.
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Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Issei Kato | Reuters Eight years ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk promoted a next-generation Roadster, basing the name of the sports car on the company’s debut electric vehicle from 2008.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Moreover, by basing cease-fire deals on an aid-for-hostages framework, negotiators have implicitly given validation to Israel’s strategy of using the collective punishment of civilians in Gaza as a way to gain leverage or impose pressure on Hamas.
—Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2025
Since 2016, the travel insurance company has created this rating, basing it off data from the Global Peace Index, Numbeo and GeoSure Global scores.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
One is that basing a new party on a single foreign-policy issue is a mistake—whether the Iraq War in 2004 or Palestine now.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
With global platforms, such as Netflix, Prime Video and HBO Max basing their productions in the city, Madrid has become a truly international ecosystem where national and international talent converge.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Nwodim co-wrote that one too, basing it loosely on her own experiences.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
This is a warmonger that is basing his policy decisions around the region on narcissism and political ambitions that don't go beyond staying in power for no more than one month.
—Leila Fadel, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Issei Kato | Reuters Eight years ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk promoted a next-generation Roadster, basing the name of the sports car on the company’s debut electric vehicle from 2008.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Moreover, by basing cease-fire deals on an aid-for-hostages framework, negotiators have implicitly given validation to Israel’s strategy of using the collective punishment of civilians in Gaza as a way to gain leverage or impose pressure on Hamas.
—Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2025
Since 2016, the travel insurance company has created this rating, basing it off data from the Global Peace Index, Numbeo and GeoSure Global scores.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
One is that basing a new party on a single foreign-policy issue is a mistake—whether the Iraq War in 2004 or Palestine now.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
With global platforms, such as Netflix, Prime Video and HBO Max basing their productions in the city, Madrid has become a truly international ecosystem where national and international talent converge.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Nwodim co-wrote that one too, basing it loosely on her own experiences.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
This is a warmonger that is basing his policy decisions around the region on narcissism and political ambitions that don't go beyond staying in power for no more than one month.
—Leila Fadel, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for basing
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With everyone predicating their behavior on everyone else’s, norms shift rapidly, and complicated feedback effects ensue.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Working group member and LJCPA trustee Patrick Ahern said the space would be used more for resting or a place to talk rather than recreation.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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After a moment, with the puck resting behind Hellebuyck and just in front of the goal line, Smith poked it across for his sixth goal of the season.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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The series aims to balance regional specificity with global appeal, tapping into universal questions about belief systems while grounding its narrative in distinctly Asian cultural contexts.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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Hutcherson, meanwhile, is a straight-man revelation, his earnest, odd-man-out presence grounding the show’s otherwise manic energy.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Basing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basing. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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