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footing

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verb

present participle of foot

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of footing
Noun
Simone and Ethan's relationship continues on rocky footing when her traumatic past is revisited, including her experience in foster care after the death of her mother, the subsequent unraveling of her father’s mental state and her fraught relationship with him. Francesca Gariano, People.com, 24 May 2025 In a region overwhelmed by high homicide rates and corruption, many organizations that are losing funding are also losing key footing as the last line of defense for democratic values. Nelson Mauricio Rauda Zablah, Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2025 As both schools attempted to find their footing offensively early, the sophomore struck for a pair of goals, providing St. John’s Prep a 2-1 advantage with 8:59 to play in the second quarter. Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025 Meanwhile, Bellinger, who won an MVP Award with the Dodgers in 2019, has found his footing after a rocky start, hitting .318 with five homers and 16 RBI this month. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for footing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for footing
Noun
  • Ukrainians in Kyiv welcomed the strikes on Russian air bases but were gloomy about prospects for a peace agreement.
    Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
  • The Tax Foundation, for instance, which typically favors lower tax rates, found the bill would increase the 10-year budget deficit by $2.6 trillion from 2025 through 2034 on a conventional basis and by $1.7 trillion on a dynamic basis, if growth were assumed.
    Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Still, in the case of a prolonged period of $100 per barrel oil, which many think could be achieved if the Middle East situation worsens significantly, a GDP loss of 0.5% is quite likely.
    Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
  • Hollywood agent Ari Emanuel, whose firm WME represents Parker and Stone, defended Paramount and Skydance’s handling of the situation on Friday by phone.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • Its largest position, G Mining Ventures Inc., a Canadian firm that explores for precious metals, has nearly doubled year to date.
    Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • The majority of United subscribers believe the minimum for a successful 2025-26 would be Ruben Amorim’s team qualifying for the Europa League — a position best secured with a sixth-place league finish, but which can be achieved through winning a domestic trophy.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 7 June 2025
Verb
  • Tariffs In the week ahead, investors will be buckled up and paying close attention to every twist and turn in the tariff story.
    Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Real Madrid has avoided paying such substantial fees in recent years, instead acquiring key players like Kylian Mbappé on free transfers.
    Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Harry Williams, president of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, said the order should serve as a call to action for corporations, foundations and lawmakers to redouble support for HBCUs and their students.
    Cheyanne Mumphrey, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
  • In short, schools can now directly pay players through licensing deals — a concept that goes against the foundation of amateurism that college sports was built upon.
    Eddie Pells, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
Noun
  • The rally in healthcare has been driven by cross-border deals, positive drug approvals, and broad policy support.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • At the beginning of the year, WWD reported that Medik8 was exploring deal options.
    Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • Step Back The mission and long-term plan behind AIM is to address the impacts of climate change, specifically by building seawalls that can protect coastal areas from rising ocean levels, Sadilek said.
    Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 10 June 2025
  • Their litany of injuries on the pitching side, particularly to the starting rotation, has mushroomed to cartoonish levels.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Verb
  • Lawmakers at the Capitol have said they are focused on how to lower utility costs for customers, while balancing the state’s climate goals, and have questioned why the Public Utilities Commission approved a series of rate increases for PG&E last year.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2025
  • However, the reference to his businesses — which include Tesla, an electric vehicle manufacturer trying to expand sales and production in China — is an unusual acknowledgment of concerns about Musk balancing his corporate and government responsibilities.
    Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025

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“Footing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footing. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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