Thesaurus results for FOUNDATION

foundation

noun

fau̇n-ˈdā-shən

Definition of foundation

as in institute

a public organization with a particular purpose or function donated to a foundation that supported cancer research

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as in basis

an immaterial thing upon which something else rests she had a good enough foundation in math to pursue an economics degree

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Recent Examples of foundation Other foundation money plants new trees, builds trails and brings more than 536,000 kids from 5,000 schools to the parks each year, according to the foundation’s 2025 annual report. — Diana Lamdin Meyer, USA Today, 6 July 2026 The new foundation opened in October 2025 on Place du Palais-Royal in Paris. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 6 July 2026 On top of that, the clinic system received a grant from Melinda Gates's foundation. — ABC News, 6 July 2026 Combs operates on the belief that a defense is only as strong as its foundation. — Karen Koehler, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for foundation

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The institute found that if current enrollment and completion rates continue, most California 9th graders will not earn a bachelor’s degree.

— Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
More than 20 sites across Kyiv were hit, including residential apartment blocks, a hotel, a research institute and an ambulance station.

— Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 2 July 2026

Definition of institute

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Certification framework finalized For aircraft that introduce new technologies, the G-1 Issue Paper establishes the certification basis before engineers begin proving compliance.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Until now, vertical landings of orbital-class rockets had been performed only by SpaceX, which does them on a regular basis.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of basis

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Casa Bonita has been a Denver institution for more than 50 years.

— Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
The surge also did considerable damage to the buildings within the surge zone, 85% of which were residential buildings, according to New York University's Furman Center, an empirical research institution.

— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 July 2026

Definition of institution

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The cornerstone of Boards classics is a blurring retrofuturism achieved via swirling and clashing sample, synth, and guitar textures.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026
China National Radio reported late Tuesday that nearly 70% of Zhipu’s cornerstone investors are committed to stay on, despite previous worries that the lock-up period expiration could trigger a sell-off.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

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The musical sequel will center around a group of new teen girls who become the next Cheetah Girls, played by Leah Sava Jeffries, Carmen Sanchez, Kaileen Chang and Sophie Lennon.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 9 July 2026
With both nights devolving into chaos, Brooks and the other guys decide to call it quits on this gender experiment and plan to infiltrate the girls’ night and merge groups.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 July 2026

Definition of group

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America’s 13 original colonies were teeming with adventurous foreigners who formed the bedrock of our dynamic economy and democracy.

— Robert Hormats, Time, 4 July 2026
Goodness knows when younger people will be able to buy a home, once considered the bedrock of achieving the American dream.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026

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