1
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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2
as in situations
position with regard to conditions and circumstances
the village's two churches are on a friendly footing
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3
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
The dam’s concrete footings stretch across the Boise River near Barber Park, topped with wooden planks.
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Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2025
These civic footings carry the architecture of socialist monumentality and New York sidewalks, evoking both town square and cemetery, utopia and capital.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
That would require dismantling the existing plots, pouring footings and rebuilding the beds with a few more rows of concrete blocks.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
It’s also built above a parking garage, which leaves no room for underground tree roots, nor for structural footings for a permanent shade structure.
—Sam Bloch
august 8, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2025
These civic footings carry the architecture of socialist monumentality and New York sidewalks, evoking both town square and cemetery, utopia and capital.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
That would require dismantling the existing plots, pouring footings and rebuilding the beds with a few more rows of concrete blocks.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
It’s also built above a parking garage, which leaves no room for underground tree roots, nor for structural footings for a permanent shade structure.
—Sam Bloch
august 8, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for footings
Noun
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The defensive foundations are there.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Archaeologists were able to penetrate multiple layers to fully understand how the gate was constructed, including its deep foundations and supports.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In many of these situations so far, neither state actors nor health care systems or providers want to shoulder responsibility.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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The ruling left little hope for legal relief for Khan or for any Pakistani citizens who find themselves ensnared in similar situations.—
Rafia Zakaria,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Therefore, the present work supports the belief that rational materials design at both the macro and atomic levels can solve long-standing challenges, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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In its final form, the sky-high pad spanned a whopping 13,300 square feet across two levels, with four bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a gym, a massage room, wine storage, and plenty of sprawling gallery walls to display the performer’s art collection.—
Mekita Rivas,
Architectural Digest,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Because their season was an overwhelming disappointment that saw many of their offensive cornerstones underperform and many of their pitching shortcuts came back to bite them.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Now 21, George has validated that move with an early-season breakout that’s turned him into one of Washington’s cornerstones.—
Grant Afseth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For the rest of her images, Kardashian modeled the see-through lace dress in various parts of the island paradise, also including some pictures that were just part of the scenery.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Like William Klein’s pictures, Roversi’s incorporate accidents, light flares, blur, even damage.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These cuts mean reducing supply budgets in most departments, delaying the purchase of new math curriculum and Chromebooks, freezing hiring for nonclassroom positions and canceling contract agreements that will not disrupt operations.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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That could include adding positions like peer support specialists, addressing retention challenges like access to child care and establishing partnerships between hospitals and nearby colleges to produce a steady stream of workers.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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To offer more deals, and earlier in the season.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Credit-rating agencies saw richer locales as very likely to repay their debts and gave them sweet deals on interest rates, which meant that these towns owed less to those who’d bought their bonds.—
Michael Waters,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The presence of liquid water, heat and the right chemicals (such as phosphorus and complex hydrocarbons) means that its sub-surface ocean is believed to be one of the best places in our solar system for life to have evolved outside the Earth, according to scientists.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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That includes places like Birmingham and Huntsville in Alabama, Baton Rouge in Louisiana, Savannah in Georgia and Tampa and Fort Myers in Florida.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Footings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footings. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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