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based on

ADJECTIVE
rooted
Synonyms
STRONGEST
entrenched fixed
STRONG
established firm grounded
WEAK
deep
ADJECTIVE
subject to
Synonyms
WEAK
conditional contingent contingent on dependent depending
PREPOSITION
of
Synonyms
WEAK
about appertaining to appropriate to as concerns as regards attributed to away from belonging to characterized by coming from concerning connected with consisting of containing epithetical going from in reference to in regard to like made from out from out of peculiar to pertaining to proceeding from referring to regarding related to showing

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Production is based on mined, rather than refined output.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The company, based on Dumbarton Road, was founded by Manning and her daughter Larissa in 1989.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

It would take 118 years for a spacecraft to travel far enough away to find it, based on estimates from the speed of Nasa’s New Horizons explorer.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

It’s expected to reach 4.2% based on current forecasts, up from a 3.8% yearly rate a month before and well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

This book was based on something that had really happened—Chicken had asked to go to the trains, and Mom bought tickets.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

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