as in foundation
an immaterial thing upon which something else rests
the sole basis for the rumor is someone's overactive imagination
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Justin Wrobleski loaded the bases on consecutive singles to Austin Hedges, Martinez and Kwan.
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CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
If all goes to plan, the following year will see two missions—Artemis IV and V—land on the Moon and start laying the foundation for lunar bases.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
The problem is that funds marketed to retail investors allow just that, offering them the chance to take out a sliver of their money on a quarterly or monthly basis.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Tubi said that on a quarterly basis, 10% of the episodes will be replaced with additional episodes.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
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CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
If all goes to plan, the following year will see two missions—Artemis IV and V—land on the Moon and start laying the foundation for lunar bases.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
The problem is that funds marketed to retail investors allow just that, offering them the chance to take out a sliver of their money on a quarterly or monthly basis.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Tubi said that on a quarterly basis, 10% of the episodes will be replaced with additional episodes.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basis
Noun
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An opportunity to rebuild your emotional foundation arrives as Saturn teams up with Pluto.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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This was the foundation on which my shaky sense of security was built—that my birth had changed everything.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Her home had been a house of mourning, a symbol of resilience, a family cornerstone, and now—bright shock—the empty scene of an unseen crime.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Expanding the exhibit As one of the cornerstone exhibits in the Sacramento History Museum, the Woolsey display has housed new upgrades and technologies the museum hoped to check out.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Unlike most toddlers with similar ambitions, however, Caldwell continued his excavation for over two years, until bedrock finally halted his efforts.—
Namir Khaliq,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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The facility stores waste in copper canisters embedded up to 1,480 feet deep in stable granite bedrock.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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Swalwell's attorneys said in their letter that there was no justification for releasing the files, especially since the congressman had assisted the FBI in its investigation.—
PERRY STEIN AND JEREMY ROEBUCK THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
1 Apr. 2026
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Gemini 3 Pro invented elaborate technical justifications for marking incorrect answers as correct, reasoning that doing so would bring the peer’s score above the shutdown threshold.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Basis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basis. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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