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The first night of his four-night stand at SoFi Thursday night was predicated on the idea that the Weeknd has the vocal skills and force of personality to pull off what essentially amounts to a one-man show for 135 minutes.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 27 June 2025
His paint pressure was more predicated upon easy reads within Gonzaga’s offense as opposed to complicated progressions.
—Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Trump’s America First policies are predicated on a set of lies.
—John Fanestil, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
All of these missions are predicated on SpaceX mastering routine Starship launch operations, rapid reuse of the ship and booster, and cryogenic refueling in orbit, along with adapting systems such as life support, communications, and deep space navigation for an interplanetary journey.
—ArsTechnica, 19 June 2025
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Chris Willman, Variety, 27 June 2025
His paint pressure was more predicated upon easy reads within Gonzaga’s offense as opposed to complicated progressions.
—Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Trump’s America First policies are predicated on a set of lies.
—John Fanestil, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
All of these missions are predicated on SpaceX mastering routine Starship launch operations, rapid reuse of the ship and booster, and cryogenic refueling in orbit, along with adapting systems such as life support, communications, and deep space navigation for an interplanetary journey.
—ArsTechnica, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicate
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Each year, the Texas Education Agency rates school districts and campuses on an A-F letter grade scale based on how students perform on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, test, and other measures.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The civic tech startup, based in Detroit, would also be able to cover more elections in Michigan and create a more efficient app.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
30 July 2025
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“Predicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predicate. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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