Thesaurus results for FOOTHOLD

foothold

noun

ˈfu̇t-ˌhōld

as in base

a place from which an advance (as for military operations) is made don't let the opposing team push us back down the field and gain a foothold

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Recent Examples of foothold In the later stage of the challenge, tribes were tasked with finding a way to climb a steep ramp with no footholds to reach a puzzle platform. —

Keisha Rowe, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Feb. 2026 The disclosure of the investigation’s results — a first for the company — comes amid prediction markets looking to gain a foothold in Hollywood. —

Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026 More While China installs robots in factories at a much faster pace than the US, their bots haven’t yet gotten a significant foothold in the American manufacturing ecosystem. —

J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026 Maybe Garner’s extra quality in midfield would have allowed Everton more of a foothold. —

Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foothold

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Talarico’s advisers understand there is work to be done to bring Crockett’s base—namely, Black women—into the Democratic tent and ready to work to win in November as a joint effort.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
The Bandar Abbas base serves as the headquarters of Iran’s Navy, and its primary instrument for controlling the Strait of Hormuz.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2026