as in bottom
the lowest part, place, or point
the foot of the pedestal
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Recent Examples of foot
Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
Standing at 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing in at 121 pounds, Chinese robotics company Unitree's G1 humanoid robot, named Oli, marched forward.
—Eric Noll, ABC News, 14 May 2026
Rachel Treisman, NPR, 12 May 2026
That explains why everyone is on even footing heading into next week’s start of on-field work during Organization Training Activities, according to Miami’s new coaches, who intend to build Malik Willis’ offense around whoever shines this summer.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
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Noun
In the 51st minute of the match, five-foot-five Diego Maradona runs in behind the English defense and rises up to pop the ball over English keeper Peter Shilton and into the net.
—Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
Standing at 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing in at 121 pounds, Chinese robotics company Unitree's G1 humanoid robot, named Oli, marched forward.
—Eric Noll, ABC News, 14 May 2026
Verb
Some openly wondered whether taxpayers had footed the bill for Duffy's family vacation.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 12 May 2026
That explains why everyone is on even footing heading into next week’s start of on-field work during Organization Training Activities, according to Miami’s new coaches, who intend to build Malik Willis’ offense around whoever shines this summer.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foot
Noun
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The Angels loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the 10th but left-hander Hogan Harris got Jorge Soler to ground out, sending the Angels to their 23rd loss in 29 games.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2026
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The probability of a win is higher as Burnley are usually closer to the bottom of the league.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
Verb
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The parliamentarian kept most of the immigration portion of the legislation intact, though some minor provisions were blocked, including Customs and Border Patrol funds to hire, train and pay Border Patrol agents.—
Mary Clare Jalonick,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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The court also ordered them to pay Djena nearly three hundred thousand dollars in restitution.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Kurtz’s fifth-inning double extended his on-base streak to 41 games, tying Eddie Joost (1949) for the sixth-longest in A’s history.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Marsh and captain Rishabh Pant (35) got run-out before Archer hit the base of Ayush Badoni’s stumps of the final ball.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Golf’s elite spaces and long-standing rules don’t always make room for those who don’t abide by norms.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Djena stood silently nearby while Denise spoke, suppressing the urge to contradict Denise’s lies.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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“Foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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