as in basing
to find a basis
she has predicated her theory on recent findings by other astronomers
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Recent Examples of predicating
With everyone predicating their behavior on everyone else’s, norms shift rapidly, and complicated feedback effects ensue.
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Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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The Institute for the Study of War stated that China is providing military assistance to the Iranian regime’s missile program, basing its research on recent reporting.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Because large language models contain vast datasets that can contain biased information, there are risks in basing real estate decisions too closely on what technologies suggest.—
Amancai Biraben,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Predicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predicating. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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