Thesaurus results for CORNERSTONES

cornerstones

noun

plural of cornerstone

as in foundations

an immaterial thing upon which something else rests a concern for basic human rights was the cornerstone of the president's foreign policy

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Recent Examples of cornerstones Both players are being relied upon to be cornerstones of the franchise, and both showed promise in their rookie seasons. —

Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026 Considering the potential for a new manager and the departures of long-serving Guardiola cornerstones like Stones and Silva, this is shaping up to be a big summer of change at City. —

Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 22 May 2026 Strawberries and cream and gorgeous green tennis courts are some of the cornerstones. —

Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 Atlan-Jackson was mulling his next steps after an attempt to build a European distribution group under his Backup Media banner, with France’s The Jokers Films and Benelux’s Cinéart as its first cornerstones, hit the buffers due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the rise of streamers. —

Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 May 2026 After losing her rookie season to a torn ACL, Amoore is expected to start alongside franchise cornerstones Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen. —

Bailey Johnson, Washington Post, 8 May 2026 Trade additions like Ryan Poehling and Jeffrey Viel proved their worth while Mason McTavish and Chris Kreider came back to life and cornerstones Leo Carlsson and Cutter Gauthier lived up to their billing. —

Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 3 May 2026 Could both be cornerstones for the future to turn this franchise around? —

Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026 Instead of drafting franchise cornerstones in JaMarr Chase or Penei Sewell, ex-GM Chris Grier outsmarted himself. —

Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026

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Noun

The Associated Press’ climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 June 2026
For example, today’s homes often have open floor plans and concrete slab foundations, while older properties typically had smaller rooms and crawlspaces.

— Kat Tretina, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026