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predicate

[pred-i-kit, pred-i-keyt] / ˈprɛd ɪ kɪt, ˈprɛd ɪˌkeɪt /
VERB
assert
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG




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They can examine whether the fund itself is lawful as a predicate to deciding whether the individual should get relief.

From Slate • May 22, 2026

You would think that by the logic of such trauma I would have become a peace activist, but it became for me a predicate to conservatism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The memo adds that investigators "did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties".

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

They must show two or more predicate acts over 10 years.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025

However painful it must have been to predicate the harsh word dead of a beloved sister, no euphemism—has passed away, is no longer with us—could have ended that sentence.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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