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
This week the news arrived that Bayou Rum was relaunching and had redesigned its recipe and distillate style, aiming to achieve a better foothold in a struggling spirits market.
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Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
The deal will give Fox, with its news and live sports content, a foothold in the more than 100 million households that use Roku’s platform.
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Peter Weber,
TheWeek,
16 June 2026
In actuality, its premise falls closer to Apple’s Palm Royale or the 2010s ABC drama Revenge, following a mysterious outsider trying to gain a foothold among the elite.
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Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
Vekić’s close-to-unplayable level dropped and her decision-making grew ragged, allowing Raducanu to gain a foothold with support from a very full and very partisan Andy Murray Arena.
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James Hansen,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
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Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
The deal will give Fox, with its news and live sports content, a foothold in the more than 100 million households that use Roku’s platform.
—
Peter Weber,
TheWeek,
16 June 2026
In actuality, its premise falls closer to Apple’s Palm Royale or the 2010s ABC drama Revenge, following a mysterious outsider trying to gain a foothold among the elite.
—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
Vekić’s close-to-unplayable level dropped and her decision-making grew ragged, allowing Raducanu to gain a foothold with support from a very full and very partisan Andy Murray Arena.
—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foothold
Noun
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The Nationals allowed 10 consecutive batters to reach base, eight of them via hits, including three extra-base hits and the two pivotal home runs.
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Arraez finished the at-bat and flied out to left field, jogging gingerly down the first-base line.
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In 2015, he was charged in Amador County in connection with a strip poker game at a youth camp, ultimately pleading no contest two years later to providing alcohol to a minor.
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Some of them have been training together for nearly two months because Aguirre arranged a monthlong training camp ahead of the World Cup.
Noun
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Alexander the Great conquered it in 332 BCE after building a causeway to what had been considered an impregnable island fortress.
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Some, like France's Maginot Line, became border fortresses stretching for miles, while German coastal defenses sat on the cliffs of Normandy, requiring the Allies to take out with sea bombardments and direct infantry assaults.
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“Foothold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foothold. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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