1
: the solid rock underlying unconsolidated surface materials (such as soil)
2
a
: lowest point
b
: basis
: solidly fundamental, basic, or reliable
traditional bedrock values
a bedrock constituency
Synonyms
Examples of bedrock in a Sentence
Noun
They dug down for 10 feet before they hit bedrock.
His religious beliefs are the bedrock on which his life is based.
Recent Examples on the Web
Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Matthew Guido, STAT, 22 Apr. 2024
Reproductive rights is a bedrock culture wars issues that continues to be front and center for people across the country.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
One led to two, and now close to 20 coolers make up the bedrock of this collection, including hard, soft, and rolling coolers and popular models like the Tundra and V-Series.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
Its views are not opportunistic or transient; anti-Americanism and antipathy toward Israel are ingrained in the Islamic Republic’s bedrock.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
This served as the bedrock for his and others to protest.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
Fossils like these are only accessible during the dry season, when water levels drop low enough to expose ancient layers of bedrock.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2024
Superpower America’s promise of defense provided the bedrock for that trust to flourish.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2024
The Gediz Vallis channel is carved into the underlying bedrock, and is filled with boulders and other debris.
—Passant Rabie / Gizmodo, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024
Brian Milakovsky, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2022
It’s this bedrock principle of modern American life that the court treats with great skepticism.
—Zachary M. Seward, Quartz, 1 Nov. 2022
The violence suffered by Floyd and so many thousands of other people is horrifying to anyone with a conscience, and arguments for ending this injustice hook directly into bedrock American ideas about liberty and equality.
—Ryan Cooper, The Week, 24 June 2021
Now, even the bedrock idea of self-determination is endangered in Libya, with foreign powers — not just Libyans — seeking to control the country’s fate.
—Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2021
People with disabilities know bedrock truths most of us ignore.
—Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 19 May 2020
The American Prairie Reserve’s partial retreat from conservation’s traditional separation of humans and nature—a bedrock principle of conservation for most of the past century—is not just an accommodation.
—Christopher Preston, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2020
One of our nation’s bedrock environmental laws, NEPA mandates inclusion of the public’s voice and environmental reviews in government decision making.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 26 Mar. 2020
Objective news reporting is built on two bedrock principles: report the truth, and don’t pick sides.
—Gilad Edelman, Wired, 10 Mar. 2020
Noun
Studies show that a strong foundation of primary care yields better outcomes and equity, serving as the bedrock for addressing social drivers of health and managing complex patient care.
—Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Matthew Guido, STAT, 22 Apr. 2024
Reproductive rights is a bedrock culture wars issues that continues to be front and center for people across the country.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
One led to two, and now close to 20 coolers make up the bedrock of this collection, including hard, soft, and rolling coolers and popular models like the Tundra and V-Series.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
Its views are not opportunistic or transient; anti-Americanism and antipathy toward Israel are ingrained in the Islamic Republic’s bedrock.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
This served as the bedrock for his and others to protest.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
Fossils like these are only accessible during the dry season, when water levels drop low enough to expose ancient layers of bedrock.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2024
Superpower America’s promise of defense provided the bedrock for that trust to flourish.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2024
The Gediz Vallis channel is carved into the underlying bedrock, and is filled with boulders and other debris.
—Passant Rabie / Gizmodo, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024
Adjective
In short, Russian and separatist forces quickly encountered the region’s bedrock Ukrainian identity, laid by centuries of migration from the country’s central heartland.
—Brian Milakovsky, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2022
It’s this bedrock principle of modern American life that the court treats with great skepticism.
—Zachary M. Seward, Quartz, 1 Nov. 2022
The violence suffered by Floyd and so many thousands of other people is horrifying to anyone with a conscience, and arguments for ending this injustice hook directly into bedrock American ideas about liberty and equality.
—Ryan Cooper, The Week, 24 June 2021
Now, even the bedrock idea of self-determination is endangered in Libya, with foreign powers — not just Libyans — seeking to control the country’s fate.
—Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2021
People with disabilities know bedrock truths most of us ignore.
—Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 19 May 2020
The American Prairie Reserve’s partial retreat from conservation’s traditional separation of humans and nature—a bedrock principle of conservation for most of the past century—is not just an accommodation.
—Christopher Preston, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2020
One of our nation’s bedrock environmental laws, NEPA mandates inclusion of the public’s voice and environmental reviews in government decision making.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 26 Mar. 2020
Objective news reporting is built on two bedrock principles: report the truth, and don’t pick sides.
—Gilad Edelman, Wired, 10 Mar. 2020
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“Bedrock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedrock. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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