predicate
Example Sentences
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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
Bowe may now again seek authorization to file a successive motion based on Davis, using Taylor to show that once the unconstitutional residual clause is removed, no valid predicate remains.
From Slate • Jan. 10, 2026
“A new law enforcement strategy that investigates all participants in these criminal and terroristic conspiracies — including the organized structures, networks, entities, organizations, funding sources, and predicate actions behind them — is required.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025
The memo adds that investigators "did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties".
From BBC • Jul. 7, 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
Vocabulary lists containing predicate
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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