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as in foundation
an immaterial thing upon which something else rests
my religious faith is the bedrock of my life
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as in depth
the lowest point or level
knew that his acting career was at bedrock when all he could get were bit parts in campy horror movies
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Recent Examples of bedrock
Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 June 2025
Office workers were once the bedrock clientele on local restaurants and bars.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
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
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Noun
Abrego Garcia's deportation case has become a bedrock for both the Trump administration and immigration advocates as the push to streamline deportations undercuts key elements of due process.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 June 2025
Office workers were once the bedrock clientele on local restaurants and bars.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
Adjective
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedrock
Noun
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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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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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Just because tweens spend more time online doesn’t mean their friendships lack depth.—
Dia Gallo,
Parents,
17 June 2025
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With this technology, AI can improve liveness detection by assessing micro-movements, texture and 3D depth to distinguish actual users from photographs or masks.—
Rohan Pinto,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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Our assessment across key parameters—Growth, Profitability, Financial Stability, and Downturn Resilience—indicates that Amgen possesses a robust operating performance and sound financial health.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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One of the biggest stresses Rey was facing as a parent happened after Romy was supposed to be sound asleep.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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Kavanaugh also noted that the Administrative Procedures Act remains an avenue for plaintiffs to bring challenges to presidential policies on a nationwide basis.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
27 June 2025
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As technology continues to rapidly advance and new tools are released on a consistent basis, determining how to best tackle cybersecurity threats and a lack of regulations for AI use is essential to keeping sensitive information and valuable IP safe for the long term.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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The Bear Elite Hybrid comes in soft, medium and firm options.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
27 June 2025
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The Drive The steering has weight and the ride is firm but not stiff.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Noun
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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
Adjective
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This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
13 Jan. 2023
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According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.—
Elliot Hughes,
Journal Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2023
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With unerring precision Bechdel invokes Joyce, Proust, Colette, Faulkner, Fitzgerald, and other authors her father loved, to shed light on his troubled interior.—
Charlie Tyson,
New Yorker,
4 June 2025
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His second goal of the night, inside 30 minutes, was another unerring strike into the roof of the goal.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Bedrock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedrock. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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