as in bottom
the lowest part, place, or point
the foot of the pedestal
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Recent Examples of foot
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Housed in a former plastic bottle factory in an industrial suburb between Athens and the port city of Piraeus, Onassis Ready spans more than 40,000 square feet.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Though still niche and operating under conservative content constraints, Pakistan’s horror genre continues to find footing through hybrid narratives, festival exposure, and indie experimentation.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The Heat even allowed 6-foot guard Davion Mitchell to switch on to Wembanyama for a few possessions.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Housed in a former plastic bottle factory in an industrial suburb between Athens and the port city of Piraeus, Onassis Ready spans more than 40,000 square feet.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
The consumer, Healey said, should not be footing the entire bill for rising energy infrastructure costs.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Though still niche and operating under conservative content constraints, Pakistan’s horror genre continues to find footing through hybrid narratives, festival exposure, and indie experimentation.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foot
Noun
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Her statement-making look featured a sleeveless shirt covered in oversize paillettes that bled into blues on the bottom.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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As per usual, her shiny blond ends hugged the bottom of her ears, not a long strand in sight.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Adding another big contract would have been prohibitive ahead of an offseason where the Ravens will want to pay center Tyler Linderbaum, nose tackle Travis Jones, tight end Isaiah Likely and several others.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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On Tuesday, supervisors also unanimously passed a measure calling on the federal government to immediately start paying SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Four people were rescued — two French and two Nepali nationals — and five Nepalis were able to make their own way back to base camp, located at 4,900 meters (16,070 feet).—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Five foreigners were injured at the base camp on Mount Yalung Ri, located at 16,070 feet.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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And importantly, Timor-Leste’s ASEAN membership is an affirmation of its sovereignty, putting it in equal standing with its former occupier, Indonesia, within the regional bloc.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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The interaction was made even more awkward by the fact that Shannon was already standing right there with arms wide open in anticipation of a warm, cleansing embrace.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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