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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Additionally, many intersections in the Palisades could become bottlenecks during evacuations, leading to significant delays, the resiliency report said, basing the conclusion on a traffic pattern analysis.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Thus, a successful breakout here would represent not just a shorter-term pattern resolution, but potentially the completion of a multi-year basing process, significantly expanding the longer-term upside potential.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Predicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predicating. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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