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Recent Examples of predicate
Both sides say the deal is predicated on their agreement being codified into a bill within the next week.
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Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
As with Jenkins above, Barlow’s deal in Philly seemed predicated on declining his option and then re-inking him as a non-Bird free agent this summer.
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John Hollinger,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
Both of those projects are predicated on using high-temperature superconductors to generate an extremely powerful magnetic field that will allow the company to build a smaller reactor, and thus get things done faster.
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ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
Cove Kaz's investment is predicated on a belief that Kazakhstan's tungsten reserves will have a lifespan that outlasts many political cycles.
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Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
As with Jenkins above, Barlow’s deal in Philly seemed predicated on declining his option and then re-inking him as a non-Bird free agent this summer.
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John Hollinger,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
Both of those projects are predicated on using high-temperature superconductors to generate an extremely powerful magnetic field that will allow the company to build a smaller reactor, and thus get things done faster.
—
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
Cove Kaz's investment is predicated on a belief that Kazakhstan's tungsten reserves will have a lifespan that outlasts many political cycles.
—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicate
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Dickinson and his wife, Mary, were the namesakes for the first college — based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania — chartered after the founding of the United States.
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Cage’s score is an abstract work based on the Japanese form of collective poetry known as renga, in which each poet attempts to write a line that is as distant as possible in meaning from the preceding line.
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“Predicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predicate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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