Thesaurus results for FOOTINGS

footings

noun

plural of footing

as in foundations

an immaterial thing upon which something else rests your donations help provide the charity with a firm financial footing for its work

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as in situations

position with regard to conditions and circumstances the village's two churches are on a friendly footing

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as in levels

the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement you'll have to work hard to get a better footing in the company

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Recent Examples of footings Much of the stone used to construct Hadrian’s Wall and its forts and milecastles was recycled over the centuries, but the stone footings largely remain, as do the flanking ditches. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 21 Sep. 2026 On top of these new footings, engineers installed 98 massive base isolators, each capable of supporting millions of pounds. — William Jones, USA Today, 30 July 2026 Some areas permit floating decks with shallower footings that adjust during freeze-and-thaw cycles. — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2026 That’s been evident to ACHD since 2017, when high water tore through the base of the bridge and damaged its footings, requiring emergency repairs and riprap. — Mark Dee july 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2026 The original stone walls and footings are mostly intact. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026 Wallmakers built the structure with four hyperbolic parabolas supported by just four footings. — Stefan Ionescu may 20, New Atlas, 20 May 2026 The commissioners questioned project architect Nicolas Charbonneau about the arch's structural footings, pedestrian and wheelchair access and the golden statues atop the structure. — Arden Farhi, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026 Upgrades will require significant reinforcement of some walls and elevator shafts, though engineers have found ways to do the work by pouring new concrete footings and installing additional steel bracing without significantly impinging on internal spaces or being visible on exterior surfaces. — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026

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Noun

And the very foundations of Lunatic Fringe are shaking with the separation of Angie Katsanevas and Shawn Trujillo.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
There are few foundations that deliver true full-coverage that still leaves skin looking like, well, skin—and the Teint Idole Ultra Wear Natural Matte Foundation is easily one of them.

— Madison San Miguel, Allure, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of foundations

Noun

Facing third-and-long situations all day, Philo and the offense looked ordinary.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
The commission voted 7-1 to direct County Attorney Tyrone Wade to look into whether any laws or policies were broken during the consent agenda vote and whether any policies should be adjusted to prevent similar situations in the future.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of situations

Noun

The theme of the evening was family and relationships, the cornerstones of the business for the last century.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
The goal on defense is to force more opponents to throw at two cornerstones who keep making plays on the ball.

— Nate Atkins, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of cornerstones

Noun

Stone, in a royal blue skirt suit, posed for pictures before stopping to chat happily with the Haim sisters, with Este Haim breaking into song.

— Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Messi posted on social media pictures of him arriving to join the national team for the last time and his final training sessions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of pictures

Noun

Two Filipinos must fill above-the-line roles – director, writer or actor – and five more must work in key creative or technical crew positions.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Verstappen has called on Red Bull to sort out an issue which led to him losing positions at the start in Malaysia and in Saturday's sprint.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of positions

Noun

While the 28-year-old hit 19 homers and stole 41 bases, his 98 wRC+ ranked 14th among qualified second basemen.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
To cover other basic bases, this laptop rocks a standard 60Hz refresh rate, 16GB of memory, and 512GB of storage, which is typical for a laptop at this price point.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of bases

Noun

While most of its Prime Day deals have been removed, some highly effective ThinkPad business portables can still be had for cheap, along with a solid Chromebook and some monitors.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026
Playful dinnerware and elegant barware are marked down as part of the post-Prime Day deals.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026