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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Lillehaug told the news outlet there were only around 17 prosecutors in Minnesota of the 50 that the office is normally supposed to have, basing that number off his ongoing familiarity with people who work there.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps most importantly, basing postseason assignments solely on performance rather than seniority would guarantee that the league's biggest games are officiated by its best referees.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Predicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predicating. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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