base
noun
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests.
have been basing
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present perfect progressiveof base.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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He might have been basing it on reports that one of Moonves’ assistants was on call for whenever the former was required.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
Hospital officials have been basing their models in part on the overseas data that suggests omicron is less likely to result in hospitalization than other variants.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2021
Local leaders for the past two weeks have been basing their decisions on hospital trends and outbreaks at congregate facilities.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 20, 2021
Indeed, many executives of semiconductor companies have been basing their varying predictions about the continuing shortage on these expansions.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2021
“The courts have been basing their decisions … on the concept of de facto or de jure segregation,” Biden told his colleagues during a 1975 floor debate.
From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2019
