as in predicated
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she based her argument on careful research
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Recent Examples of based
This was based on a rule enacted last year.
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Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
That projection is based on the player’s performance in each metric over the last three seasons (five for goalies), weighted for recency where more recent seasons carry more significance and regressed to the mean.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Democrats can at least make a case for any of them, based on the polling.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
Jacob Elordi, Margaret Qualley and Josh Brolin star in Ridley Scott’s post-apocalyptic flick, based on Peter Heller’s 2012 novel that centers on those who survived a flu that wiped out most of the country.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
Social Security began compiling the baby name list based on applications for Social Security numbers.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Both my treatments were local-based and just beautiful.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026
Here are three dividend-paying stocks that are highlighted by Wall Street's top pros, as tracked by TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 10 May 2026
Some 322 residents RSVP’d, and more than two dozen participants checked in at all five restaurants, based on the findings of the online app.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 10 May 2026
Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
That projection is based on the player’s performance in each metric over the last three seasons (five for goalies), weighted for recency where more recent seasons carry more significance and regressed to the mean.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Democrats can at least make a case for any of them, based on the polling.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
Jacob Elordi, Margaret Qualley and Josh Brolin star in Ridley Scott’s post-apocalyptic flick, based on Peter Heller’s 2012 novel that centers on those who survived a flu that wiped out most of the country.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
Social Security began compiling the baby name list based on applications for Social Security numbers.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Both my treatments were local-based and just beautiful.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026
Here are three dividend-paying stocks that are highlighted by Wall Street's top pros, as tracked by TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 10 May 2026
Some 322 residents RSVP’d, and more than two dozen participants checked in at all five restaurants, based on the findings of the online app.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for based
predicated
Verb
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The patriarch’s decision to resettle in the United States had been predicated on the promise that his family would be together.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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The big bet on AI—the near-trillion dollars that hyperscalers are spending to build out the technology’s infrastructure—is predicated on the belief that productivity will skyrocket.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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“Based.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/based. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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