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 Godshalk also recommends choosing basing flowers to add complementary texture and color to the parallel plant material. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 19 Sep. 2026 Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota currently leads the B-21 basing effort. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026 Take full advantage of these expert recs by basing yourself directly in the Rockaways. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026 In monitoring potential large basing patterns over the last few weeks, Spotify has continued to pop up on our radar screens. — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 Overall, Red Sea basing to date has focused more on crisis response in East Africa, countering and competing against Russia and China. — Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Its strategic forward basing in Guam boosts warfighting readiness, demonstrating the Virginia-class platform's endurance and effectiveness in the Western Pacific. — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 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 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
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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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  • The sculptures with images are polished in the center, creating mirrors that open up the space, resting on the floor and on the wall.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Avoid sitting with your legs crossed (one leg resting on the other) for long periods.
    — Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026
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  • However, Maikel Garcia halted the scoring chance by grounding into a double play.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
  • This means establishing continuous data deduplication pipelines, enriching customer profiles with real-time behavioral signals and grounding the decisioning engine in strict governance boundaries.
    — Pratik Bhadra, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Basing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basing. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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