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as in underside
the side or part facing downward from something
that side of the shelf is supposed to be the bottom, so turn it over before you assemble the bookcase
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as in foot
the lowest part, place, or point
sliding all the way to the bottom of the snow-covered slope
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as in cheeks
the part of the body upon which someone sits
the baby fell backwards onto her bottom
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as in boat
a small buoyant structure for travel on water
the cargo will be carried by a local bottom
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as in depth
the lowest point or level
when profits hit bottom the company was forced to declare bankruptcy
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as in basis
an immaterial thing upon which something else rests
the bottom of his thesis is the assumption that people are fundamentally good
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as in lower
of, relating to, or located at the bottom
was sitting on the bottom step of the stairway
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Recent Examples of bottom
Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Besides denim, the top bottoms choices are sweatpants and pajamas (29 percent), athleisure bottoms (27 percent), active bottoms (24 percent) and shorts (23 percent), followed by casual and dress pants (both 12 percent).
—Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Bake in preheated oven, rotating pans top to bottom and flipping potatoes gently after 15 minutes, until tender and golden brown, about 25 minutes.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The Eagles have just 11 sacks through seven games, which is toward the bottom of the league.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Besides denim, the top bottoms choices are sweatpants and pajamas (29 percent), athleisure bottoms (27 percent), active bottoms (24 percent) and shorts (23 percent), followed by casual and dress pants (both 12 percent).
—Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Holliday is referring to organizations such as the Brewers and Guardians, which have been perennial playoff teams in recent years despite ranking in the bottom half of the MLB in terms of payroll.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Bake in preheated oven, rotating pans top to bottom and flipping potatoes gently after 15 minutes, until tender and golden brown, about 25 minutes.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottom
Noun
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Clearly, there was a dark, nihilistic underside to the culture.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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There was blood on the underside of a barstool.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One of my friends would often get reprimanded from our teacher when her pencils exploded all over the floor in the middle of class.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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The apartment was on the fourth floor of an immense nineteenth-century mansion.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To get into character for the role, the actor shaved his head, replacing his locks with a combover, and adjusted his posture to appear nearly a foot shorter.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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This massive snake, which can grow over 9 feet long, was seen slithering across a road, a rare sighting in this region.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Carpenter rocked her hallmark voluminous blonde curls, finishing the beauty moment with rosy pink cheeks and a matching lipstick.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
19 Oct. 2025
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Her cheeks grew sore from smiling.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Others rushed to their coastal villas and roared away on luxury speed boats.—
Danny Makki,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Migrants travel by boat for hundreds of miles from Africa to reach Spain’s Canary Islands.—
NPR,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Behind the rig count is a months-long trend of weak oil prices, the lowest since the depths of COVID.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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Suddenly, the lake exploded, killing the Bamessi, whose bodies sank to the depths.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Corps officials will evaluate each request on a case by case basis.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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Each of the American automakers is expected to report double-digit declines in adjusted earnings per share but remain profitable on an adjusted basis, according to analyst estimates compiled by LSEG.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And ultimately, the Supreme Court overruled those lower court rulings and did declare the embryos as children qualifying under the wrongful death statute.—
Dana Taylor,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2024
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Lower gas demand amid increasing supply has led to lower pump prices.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
19 June 2023
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“Bottom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottom. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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