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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicating
basing
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When Washington comes asking for basing rights, expect polite refusals.—
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The league is basing its figures on paying 216 players over 18 teams, accounting for three new expansion teams by 2030.—
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“Predicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predicating. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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