Thesaurus results for FOOTHOLDS

footholds

noun

plural of foothold

as in bases

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 footholds Far from being regarded as academic exercises or theoretical explorations, venturing programs are proving themselves fundamental to the long-term vitality of organizations globally, gaining footholds in Asia, Europe, Australia, and across the Americas. —

Serguei Netessine, Fortune, 28 May 2026 Meanwhile, some of America’s largest AI companies have also established footholds on campus. —

Jared Perlo, NBC news, 28 May 2026 The local voting also provides an opening for smaller parties, independents and outsider candidates to gain political footholds that would be far harder to achieve in national parliamentary races. —

Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 8 May 2026 The second generation, which began in the early 2000s, saw K-pop gain footholds in regional markets like China, Japan and Southeast Asia. —

Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 2 May 2026 The fact is that recent or older series can gain new footholds with modern viewers who haven’t seen them. —

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026 Additional footholds in Aspen and Hawaii follow a familiar pattern of buying adjacent homes within the same enclave. —

Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2026 While the commitments to long-term space are notable, the decisions are a mix of maintaining footholds and new growth. —

Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026 In between all that, the host also managed to explain that everyone would be broken up into three groups, with each group going to Tribal Council, and the person who could last longest on narrow footholds for each group would win individual immunity. —

Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Then there’s the financial (and administrative) obligation of patching together camps that cost hundreds of dollars per week, per child.

— Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
These camps focus on helping kids develop useful skills including local wildlife tracking, science topics, robotics and developing video games.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026