as in bottom
the lowest part, place, or point
the foot of the pedestal
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Recent Examples of foot
Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2026
McCasland is 5 feet 11 inches tall with white hair and blue eyes, according to the office.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
The pledge itself is essentially a verbal commitment from tech companies to foot the cost of powering and building these respective hyperscale data centers.
—Neil Strebig, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Construction again—eight years’ worth—effectively doubling the size of his flat to a total of 3,200 square feet.
—Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2026
McCasland is 5 feet 11 inches tall with white hair and blue eyes, according to the office.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
Under Johnson’s direction, Ginn is finding her own individual footing with the part.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
The pledge itself is essentially a verbal commitment from tech companies to foot the cost of powering and building these respective hyperscale data centers.
—Neil Strebig, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foot
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Venezuela cut its deficit in half in the bottom of the first on a Willson Contreras RBI single against Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara that plated Maikel Garcia, who hit an infield single and moved to second on a Luis Arraez walk.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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Cardiff finished bottom of the Premier League in the 2013-14 campaign, before Caulker again suffered relegation from the top flight with Queens Park Rangers the following season.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Tech giants are buying up memory chips like never before, and paying a premium for multiyear contracts.—
Nasteho Said,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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This should be exciting news for the 1 in 6 Americans who deal with infertility, especially those without health insurance or paying out-of-pocket because of inadequate coverage.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
9 Mar. 2026
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And that’s why at the base of the structure is a looping opening meant to signify a half-open doorway.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Another is the location of the school -- next to the Revolutionary Guard base and close to barracks for a naval unit.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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On this episode, Vlad returns to talk about where things stand, and all of the company's new efforts to give retail traders even more instruments to use.—
Joe Weisenthal,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Implats, which competes with Valterra and Sibanye-Stillwater in the platinum group metals market, has a long-standing presence in Zimbabwe, having steadily built its stake in Zimplats in the early 2000s and become the dominant owner, holding more than 80% of the company.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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