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as in institute
a public organization with a particular purpose or function
donated to a foundation that supported cancer research
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as in basis
an immaterial thing upon which something else rests
she had a good enough foundation in math to pursue an economics degree
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Recent Examples of foundation
The Associated Press’ climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations.
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
And, those findings are the foundation of Capture’s cutting-edge OX-C Treatment.
—Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
The brunch is the foundation’s biggest annual fundraiser, having replaced what was an annual gala.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The Cleveland Clinic calls stem cells the foundation of the body’s structure, and with good reason.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 5 Sep. 2025
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
And, those findings are the foundation of Capture’s cutting-edge OX-C Treatment.
—Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
The brunch is the foundation’s biggest annual fundraiser, having replaced what was an annual gala.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The Cleveland Clinic calls stem cells the foundation of the body’s structure, and with good reason.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foundation
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The test came a week after Kim visited the research institute that developed the engine, which North Korea said will be used for future intercontinental ballistic missiles, including a system called Hwasong-20.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Nvidia said in a post dating to 2013 or later that a Chinese police institute used its chips for surveillance technology research.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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However, amid the confusion of new strains, changing vaccine guidelines and cuts to vaccine development funding, the CDC continues to track cases, hospitalizations and deaths on a weekly basis.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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So is this a call to get your hsCRP levels checked on a regular basis?—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
9 Sep. 2025
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Trump’s attempts to strongarm private companies such as tech giants, a string of law firms, and media companies, as well as pressuring higher education institutions, have created an unorthodox playbook that misaligns with conservatives’ traditional fears of government overreach.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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With eight Pulitzer Prizes and reforms sparked in state and local governments, businesses, institutions and more, our reporting ensures that the public interest comes first.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Sands has been a cornerstone, too, totaling a team-best 70 digs.—
Brady Shanahan,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Sustainability, a cornerstone of McCartney’s designs, was an integral part of the collection with 91 percent of the spring 2025 ready-to-wear curation utilizing sustainable materials, per Miles Socha’s WWD review of the collection.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
9 Sep. 2025
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That dropped to just two teens in that age group in 2024.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Energy Foundation China, the nonprofit group mentioned by Lucci, is one such major funder of domestic environmental nonprofit organizations, disbursing tens of millions of dollars each year to support American activists while operating under the oversight of the CCP.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Johnny Unitas was bedrock establishment.—
Seth Wickersham,
The Atlantic,
8 Sep. 2025
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Independence of monetary policy has long been considered sacrosanct—the bedrock of global confidence in the dollar.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Foundation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foundation. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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