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based
2 of 2past tense and past participle ofbase entry 2
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Washington Post, 25 July 2019The sheer number of groups nurtured with Mrs. May’s money — dozens over four decades — played an important role in the success of the anti-immigration movement by giving it the appearance of broad-basedsupport.—Nicholas Kulish,New York Times, 14 Aug. 2019Two family members who attended the meeting and other people familiar with some influential family members said Mr. Elkann continues to enjoy broad-basedsupport among the family and a clear mandate to continue to seek a tie-up.—Eric Sylvers,WSJ, 20 June 2019Meduza is known for critical coverage of Putin, making the broad-basedsupport of him in Russia’s media community all the more notable.—Washington Post, 10 June 2019In the face of such broad-basedsupport, the inability of Congress to get this done is stunning.—William A. Galston,WSJ, 10 July 2018The Keystone Research Center says the federal tax credit coupled with a higher minimum wage is more effective,basedon states that have hiked the hourly rate.—Lasherica Thornton,Philly.com, 1 June 2018Those exchanges planted a seed in the minds of the Los Angeles–basedfriends, who set about formulating a facial range to their personal (and crowd-sourced) specifications.—Jenna Rennert,Vogue, 12 Mar. 2018And Apple can still change iOS 11 a bitbasedon feedback from users of the beta version.—Geoffrey A. Fowler,WSJ, 5 July 2017
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Some researchers express hope that this rising aggressiveness may thwart — or at least deter — some foreign-basedinfluence operations from meddling in future U.S. elections.—Washington Post, 25 July 2019The sheer number of groups nurtured with Mrs. May’s money — dozens over four decades — played an important role in the success of the anti-immigration movement by giving it the appearance of broad-basedsupport.—Nicholas Kulish,New York Times, 14 Aug. 2019Two family members who attended the meeting and other people familiar with some influential family members said Mr. Elkann continues to enjoy broad-basedsupport among the family and a clear mandate to continue to seek a tie-up.—Eric Sylvers,WSJ, 20 June 2019Meduza is known for critical coverage of Putin, making the broad-basedsupport of him in Russia’s media community all the more notable.—Washington Post, 10 June 2019In the face of such broad-basedsupport, the inability of Congress to get this done is stunning.—William A. Galston,WSJ, 10 July 2018The Keystone Research Center says the federal tax credit coupled with a higher minimum wage is more effective,basedon states that have hiked the hourly rate.—Lasherica Thornton,Philly.com, 1 June 2018Those exchanges planted a seed in the minds of the Los Angeles–basedfriends, who set about formulating a facial range to their personal (and crowd-sourced) specifications.—Jenna Rennert,Vogue, 12 Mar. 2018And Apple can still change iOS 11 a bitbasedon feedback from users of the beta version.—Geoffrey A. Fowler,WSJ, 5 July 2017Word History
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“Based.”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/based. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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