as in based
to find a basis
she has predicated her theory on recent findings by other astronomers
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Recent Examples of predicated
Our offense has to be predicated on some of the aggressiveness on the bases.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
The existential risk of AI wiping out humans or enslaving us could be predicated on our laziness and lack of concern about small signs.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
And yet everything SpaceX aspires to accomplish in the next quarter of a century, all of its enormous valuation, is predicated on a new launch vehicle.
—ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
On the other side of the Hudson, New Jersey Transit slogged through a three-day strike last year in a fight also predicated on wages.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 15 May 2026
New York’s defense, which is predicated on defending the paint, is most vulnerable at the 3-point line.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 13 May 2026
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
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
Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
The existential risk of AI wiping out humans or enslaving us could be predicated on our laziness and lack of concern about small signs.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
And yet everything SpaceX aspires to accomplish in the next quarter of a century, all of its enormous valuation, is predicated on a new launch vehicle.
—ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
On the other side of the Hudson, New Jersey Transit slogged through a three-day strike last year in a fight also predicated on wages.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 15 May 2026
New York’s defense, which is predicated on defending the paint, is most vulnerable at the 3-point line.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 13 May 2026
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicated
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However, Iran’s national team — which has faced heightened scrutiny leading up to this summer’s World Cup — recently learned it will not be based in the United States once the tournament begins.—
Chantz Martin OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 May 2026
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Tropical systems tracked by the National Hurricane Center will be classified as depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes based on their intensity.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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“Predicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predicated. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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