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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
It was lifted from its foundation and crashed through a utility pole, eventually embedding itself in a nearby restaurant.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Thrive will assess any potential contamination on site and what foundation work is necessary to be able to build vertically.
—Matthew Glowicki, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
The glass, etched with descriptions in Greek and hieroglyphics, was a foundation plate that said the temple was dedicated to the goddess Isis.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Harry has founded and worked for several charities, foundations and organizations like the Invictus Games, Sentebale, Archewell, BetterUp and Travalyst through the years.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Thrive will assess any potential contamination on site and what foundation work is necessary to be able to build vertically.
—Matthew Glowicki, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
The glass, etched with descriptions in Greek and hieroglyphics, was a foundation plate that said the temple was dedicated to the goddess Isis.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Harry has founded and worked for several charities, foundations and organizations like the Invictus Games, Sentebale, Archewell, BetterUp and Travalyst through the years.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foundation
Noun
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Tougher standards The dearth of Detroit Three vehicles winning top ratings is a chronic concern in the IIHS top safety study, which the institute has conducted since 1995.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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So congratulations to Claremont McKenna College for cramming hard and rightfully becoming teacher’s pet as the only institute of higher learning in the nation to score better than a C in an evaluation of their free speech policies.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
21 Sep. 2025
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The 2023 writers’ strike opened up airtime on ABC on a weekly basis and contributed to a 29% jump in ratings.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Anyone who possessed this overwhelming desire to face near certain death on a regular basis is going to be unusual.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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The hijacking of the sport and the community institutions that built it, by noxious forces using it for their own means.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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In 1775, our Founding Fathers recognized the importance of creating an institution that could bind the nation together and foster secure and accessible communications between every community in America.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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Missiles remain a cornerstone of Iran’s deterrence strategy, and agreeing to such terms would be seen domestically as a major capitulation.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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According to the report, arbitrary detention is not an accident of state power but a systematic strategy — a cornerstone of Venezuela’s repressive apparatus.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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The group recently opened Parks Place to continue the healing journey with up to four program graduates at a time.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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In this atmosphere, microschools blossomed as a reinvention of the one-room schoolhouse that allowed one educator to teach a small group of students.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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Middle Tennessee's erosion-prone limestone and other hard bedrock have historically precluded Nashville leadership from exploring underground transportation.—
Hadley Hitson,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Sep. 2025
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The very bedrock of our values as a country and the democratic pillars of our government that once seemed immovable are being completely destroyed right now.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Foundation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foundation. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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