basing

present participle of base
as in predicating
to find a basis she based her argument on careful research

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Recent Examples of basing The Wingman does bring along significant weight, however, basing in at 551 lb (250 kg) – much more than most camping toppers and comparable to an ultralight full-floored slide-in truck camper. New Atlas, 15 July 2026 Trade timing & outlook RDDT recently broke above the $200 level after basing over the last three months, and momentum has turned positive again with the stock reclaiming its longer-term moving average. Tony Zhang, CNBC, 15 July 2026 The article said that Joshua Michael Stern, the showrunner for the series, also wrote it, basing it off a story by Jane Whitney and Michael Rosenbaum. Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026 Those allegations were a main reason more than 1,200 colleges and universities stopped requiring SAT scores in 2020 and 2021, instead basing admission on factors like GPA, essays, and extracurriculars. The Week Us, TheWeek, 22 June 2026 Locked out of homebuying, Gen Z is also investing in the stock market earlier than other generations did, but many are basing decisions on social media influencers and FOMO (fear of missing out) rather than more certified picks. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 8 June 2026 Rely on simple, hands-off strategies like withdrawing only dividends and interest, basing calculations on your current lifestyle, or pulling just your RMDs. ABC News, 26 May 2026 Jonah is basing a screenplay on the town and a father-and-son relationship. Ming Liu, Robb Report, 23 May 2026 These space companies, particularly those interested in large constellations of orbital data centers and other satellites, are basing their business models on a commercially available Starship. ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
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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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  • Armand assures him that Lestat’s not dead and simply resting before the concert, though Louis has no reason to believe this.
    Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The Kings again chose not to play Acuff, second-year guard Nique Clifford and second-year center Maxime Raynaud after resting them in Wednesday’s loss to the Boston Celtics.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
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  • As a very high-octane, easily stressed gal in the entertainment industry, Dave is my calming, grounding force.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
  • Eight hectares of olive groves surround the masseria’s tufa stone walls, grounding the property in the landscape that defines this region.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 22 July 2026

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“Basing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basing. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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