Thesaurus results for PREDICATED

predicated

verb

past tense of predicate

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 Then again, there never was with risky plotting predicated on rotation health. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 Far too much coverage of declining trust in science — particularly the anti-vaccine movement — is predicated on the assumption that its adherents are either stupid or crazy. — Rick Berke, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026 Raiders coach Klint Kubiak’s offense is predicated on exposing this area of the field. — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Exactly how much Mallory will get on the field is also predicated on those ahead of him on the depth chart. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026 At its core, Sammis’ scheme is predicated on efficiency and making things easy for his quarterback. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026 The team emphasizes that Wrigley View Rooftop’s business model—which centers on ticket sales and the sale of food, beverages and merchandise to ticket holders—is predicated on the Cubs spending money to show events in Wrigley Field. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The current market growth of photonics and optics companies is largely predicated on the AI buildout continuing without significant setbacks or large-scale market disruption. — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 So our business is not predicated on moving console players immediately over to cloud or getting people to get rid of their gaming PCs. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 23 July 2026

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The top 500 employers, ranked based on these results, were named Brazil's Best Employers 2026.

— Charlotte Hu, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
It's based on the company's MQB platform, which underpins the T-Cross subcompact SUV and the Polo hatchback.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026

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