- present participle of base.
basing
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Despite being a lifelong Sunderland fan, Chandler admits basing his team on Kevin Keegan's Newcastle - with entertainment even placed above winning.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Because Greece is an EU member, basing there would give Binance access to the entire trading bloc.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The point of these various studies is not that we should start basing our investment decisions on weather reports or the phases of the moon.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
La Guaira's Governor Jose Alejandro Teran, however, last week said 1,338 people were missing, basing the count on a residential registry.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Well, that’s an interesting way to put together a reading list, basing it on bookcase elevation...”
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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