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Baylor’s pitch to Lagway will be predicated on returning to his home state.
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Noah White, Miami Herald, 26 Dec. 2025
Nebraska put a 30 hour-a-week cap on the services without additional review, and the new rates are workable for providers, Cohrs said, unless their business model is overly predicated on high Medicaid rates.
—Bram Sable-Smith, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
All of this is predicated on the consent of parents or guardians and extensive conversations with the child’s medical team, Baker said.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Any short-term market reaction to spending plans, and any selling that is predicated on a current quarter earnings shortfall or market fears that the next quarter's earnings will be dented, are reasons for a long-term investor to buy.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
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Noah White, Miami Herald, 26 Dec. 2025
Nebraska put a 30 hour-a-week cap on the services without additional review, and the new rates are workable for providers, Cohrs said, unless their business model is overly predicated on high Medicaid rates.
—Bram Sable-Smith, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
All of this is predicated on the consent of parents or guardians and extensive conversations with the child’s medical team, Baker said.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Any short-term market reaction to spending plans, and any selling that is predicated on a current quarter earnings shortfall or market fears that the next quarter's earnings will be dented, are reasons for a long-term investor to buy.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicate
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Those water and sewer rates are based on an average monthly use rate of 4,000 gallons.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Predicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predicate. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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