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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Recent Examples of basis
Meanwhile, our survivors are just trying to move on with their lives, which are the basis for the hit film.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
Inheriting two baserunners from Snell with one out, Yamamoto loaded the bases by plunking Kirk.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Box reported earnings of 49 cents per share, on an adjusted basis, and revenue of $306 million for the fourth quarter.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
Retailers are opening and closing stores across six countries, checking in with employees on an hourly basis and tracking government guidance that shifts by the day.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
Inheriting two baserunners from Snell with one out, Yamamoto loaded the bases by plunking Kirk.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Box reported earnings of 49 cents per share, on an adjusted basis, and revenue of $306 million for the fourth quarter.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
Retailers are opening and closing stores across six countries, checking in with employees on an hourly basis and tracking government guidance that shifts by the day.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for basis
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Now, a new study suggests researchers globally may have built these plans on a shaky foundation.—
Marcos Magaña,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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But the 62-54 loss to Virginia Tech at Gas South Arena in Duluth was indicative of the fight that’s first-year coach Karen Blair has used as a foundation to rebuild the program.—
Stan Awtrey,
AJC.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Everlane Double-Knit Half-Zip Pullover will undoubtedly serve as a cornerstone of your spring outfit rotation.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
4 Mar. 2026
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Born from the Revolution, the Fourth Amendment is a cornerstone of American governance.—
Amanda Cats-Baril,
Twin Cities,
4 Mar. 2026
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Testing the toughest Researchers at Penn State University determined the effects of Martian regolith—the loose mineral layer covering the planet’s bedrock—on complex multicellular organisms.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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That security was also the bedrock of many Gulf nations' relationship with the United States.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
1 Mar. 2026
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While the legal justification for these new duties—which the president wants to up to 15 percent in the near future—is shaky, Section 122 is just one tool in the administration’s arsenal.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Mar. 2026
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And the original justifications given was the nuclear threat and those kinds of things—all of them have just sort of fallen by the wayside.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Basis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/basis. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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