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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 key is to build a strong foundation early and continue supporting your bone and joint health throughout your life.
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Jessica Dulong, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Mars in Virgo Forces You to Get It Together and 4 Zodiac Signs Are Feeling the Pressure
Aries (March 20-April 19)
You’re being pulled back into your emotional foundation, Aries.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 June 2025
The foundation estimates about 10 million people use the state’s existing paved trails every year, including the St. Johns River-to-Sea Loop, the Coast to Coast Trail and, locally, the popular West Orange Trail.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2025
Free and enslaved members erected the original church house around 1805, laying the foundation with recycled bricks.
—Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
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Jessica Dulong, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Mars in Virgo Forces You to Get It Together and 4 Zodiac Signs Are Feeling the Pressure
Aries (March 20-April 19)
You’re being pulled back into your emotional foundation, Aries.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 June 2025
The foundation estimates about 10 million people use the state’s existing paved trails every year, including the St. Johns River-to-Sea Loop, the Coast to Coast Trail and, locally, the popular West Orange Trail.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2025
Free and enslaved members erected the original church house around 1805, laying the foundation with recycled bricks.
—Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foundation
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Stringer/Getty Images There are 59 active conflicts between nation states, an increase from last year and the most since World War II, according to the institute's 2025 Global Peace Index.—
Daniel Bush,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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For teachers, Brazil also launched a series of immersion retreats on the Paideia proposal in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, as well as a graduate institute at St. John’s College in Santa Fe, N.M.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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Kavanaugh also noted that the Administrative Procedures Act remains an avenue for plaintiffs to bring challenges to presidential policies on a nationwide basis.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
27 June 2025
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As technology continues to rapidly advance and new tools are released on a consistent basis, determining how to best tackle cybersecurity threats and a lack of regulations for AI use is essential to keeping sensitive information and valuable IP safe for the long term.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Amid this changing environment, institutions have been updating their curricula to better prepare their students and put a greater emphasis on on-camera training and on actors creating their own work.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
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That trend accelerated after World War II, driven by a combination of new military technologies and evolving global institutions.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
23 June 2025
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According to an investigation done by the Wall Street Journal, Meta with its 3 billion users is increasingly a cornerstone of the internet fraud economy.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Our commitment is to ensure that Balboa Park remains accessible to everyone, regardless of their economic standing, and free parking is a cornerstone of that commitment.—
Jessica Hanson York,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 June 2025
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Anderson, a longtime music journalist and editor, draws on hundreds of interviews with band members, engineers, roadies, and crew to tell the story of how a group of idealistic audiophiles attempted, and briefly achieved, sonic perfection on a stadium scale.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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While Molo’s clients have yet to proceed with an appeal, attorneys representing two other groups of House objectors have filed notices of appeal following Wilken’s final approval of the settlement on June 6.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 June 2025
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Smart organizations make culture a bedrock principle from the start.—
Greg Dolan,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Like any journal of ideas, some of its positions did not age well (notably its strident opposition to the Civil Rights Movement), but other ideas became bedrock principles of the Republican Party.—
Terry W. Hartle,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 June 2025
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“Foundation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foundation. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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