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Recent Examples of predicate
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.
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Despite that uniquely funky pitch he is known for, Waldron’s success is predicated on his fastball command.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
His dangerousness hearing Thursday was predicated on one charge of rape of a child with force on a 15-year-old.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
But that new is, at times, predicated on what came before.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Despite that uniquely funky pitch he is known for, Waldron’s success is predicated on his fastball command.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
His dangerousness hearing Thursday was predicated on one charge of rape of a child with force on a 15-year-old.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
But that new is, at times, predicated on what came before.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicate
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Business records show Lytvynchuk owns a logistics and trucking company based in Kent, Washington.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Going into the evening, Jeffries was cautiously optimistic, based on reams of internal polling, that House Democrats were going to win enough competitive races to reclaim the majority—which is why Cornelius was there.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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“Predicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predicate. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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