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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Kenneth Tomlinson, appointed chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by President George W. Bush, criticized Moyers on an ongoing basis for a liberal bias, and others on the right also consistently attacked him, often citing Moyers as key evidence of an overall liberal bias at PBS.
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Carmel Dagan, Variety, 26 June 2025
But majority support exists on a bipartisan basis across Washington and among U.S. allies in Europe and the Middle East for the president’s military actions, which was on display at the NATO summit in The Hague this week.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
In this example, the stock is now worth $100,000 and has a tax basis of $65,000, and the investor’s long-term capital gains rate is 28.8%.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
Jesus Sanchez had two hits including a home run, Calvin Faucher retired James Wood with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth and the visiting Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 on Saturday.
—By, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025
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Carmel Dagan, Variety, 26 June 2025
But majority support exists on a bipartisan basis across Washington and among U.S. allies in Europe and the Middle East for the president’s military actions, which was on display at the NATO summit in The Hague this week.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
In this example, the stock is now worth $100,000 and has a tax basis of $65,000, and the investor’s long-term capital gains rate is 28.8%.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
Jesus Sanchez had two hits including a home run, Calvin Faucher retired James Wood with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth and the visiting Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 on Saturday.
—By, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basis
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The brand consistently delivers effective skincare at an approachable price, and its skin tint combines foundation and mineral SPF 40 into one multitasking base layer to create a lightweight no-brainer for beach vacations.—
Rebecca Shinners,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2025
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Those two periods in her life, happening at an age when one is open to major growth and evolution, intertwined into building the foundation for Rosemary’s wine career.—
Cathrine Todd,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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According to an investigation done by the Wall Street Journal, Meta with its 3 billion users is increasingly a cornerstone of the internet fraud economy.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Our commitment is to ensure that Balboa Park remains accessible to everyone, regardless of their economic standing, and free parking is a cornerstone of that commitment.—
Jessica Hanson York,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 June 2025
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Smart organizations make culture a bedrock principle from the start.—
Greg Dolan,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Like any journal of ideas, some of its positions did not age well (notably its strident opposition to the Civil Rights Movement), but other ideas became bedrock principles of the Republican Party.—
Terry W. Hartle,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 June 2025
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Trump’s predecessors feared that strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, regardless of their tactical success, could give Tehran the political justification to withdraw from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and openly pursue nuclear arms, driving its program further underground and out of sight.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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The country's President Vladimir Putin met with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Moscow on June 23 and said there was no justification for the U.S. attack and called aggression against Iran groundless.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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“Basis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basis. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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