- present participle of base.
basing
Example Sentences
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Basing monetary policy on anticipated deregulation effects risks getting ahead of the data.
From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026
Holland was photographed in Basing View wearing a green cap and talking to crew.
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025
Basing their city on the Tang capital of Chang’an, the Silla built many Confucian schools, and many Koreans traveled to China to acquire a solid Confucian education and learn more about Buddhism.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Basing military equipment at the plant gives Russia a tactical advantage, Ukrainian army commanders and civilian officials say.
From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2022
Basing his hypothesis on newspaper reports of Garfield's symptoms, Dr. Frank Baker drew a diagram two days after the shooting to show where he thought the bullet penetrated.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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