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as in institutions
a public organization with a particular purpose or function
donated to a foundation that supported cancer research
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as in cornerstones
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 foundations
The package included investments in coastal protection, climate finance, resilience-building programs, and other efforts aimed at helping countries adapt to increasingly severe weather events—support that also strengthened the foundations of the region's agricultural sector.
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Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
The Associated Press’ climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations.
—ABC News, 30 May 2026
High-end foundations get all the hype, but don’t sleep on the best drugstore foundations for mature skin.
—Jenny Berg, Glamour, 29 May 2026
Funding came from the state, tribes, federal grants, various foundations and individual donors.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
However, their tunnels can weaken foundations and undermine the stability of the soil under your home, says Jason Burkhart, managing director at Critter Control.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 23 May 2026
From foundations to skin tints to blurring balms and beyond, here are the latest launches to sport this summer from brands including Rare Beauty, Laura Mercier and more.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
The Associated Press’ climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations.
—Aya Diab, Fortune, 23 May 2026
By July 2025, 1 in 12 foundations had censored themselves by removing DEI language from their websites.
—Christopher Justin Einolf, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
The Associated Press’ climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations.
—ABC News, 30 May 2026
High-end foundations get all the hype, but don’t sleep on the best drugstore foundations for mature skin.
—Jenny Berg, Glamour, 29 May 2026
Funding came from the state, tribes, federal grants, various foundations and individual donors.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
However, their tunnels can weaken foundations and undermine the stability of the soil under your home, says Jason Burkhart, managing director at Critter Control.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 23 May 2026
From foundations to skin tints to blurring balms and beyond, here are the latest launches to sport this summer from brands including Rare Beauty, Laura Mercier and more.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
The Associated Press’ climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations.
—Aya Diab, Fortune, 23 May 2026
By July 2025, 1 in 12 foundations had censored themselves by removing DEI language from their websites.
—Christopher Justin Einolf, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foundations
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Most recently, late neoliberalism revived a central aspect of 1970s pluralism, retooled as representative diversity—once again under the pressure of political activism, which reckoned with decades of racially exclusionary collecting, exhibiting, and hiring practices at art institutions.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The project has received support from several Spanish institutions, including the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE) through the RENMARINAS program.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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Both players are being relied upon to be cornerstones of the franchise, and both showed promise in their rookie seasons.—
Ryan Canfield OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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Considering the potential for a new manager and the departures of long-serving Guardiola cornerstones like Stones and Silva, this is shaping up to be a big summer of change at City.—
Jessica Hopkins,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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But a growing number of college presidents are beginning to develop faculty institutes that train professors on how to create climates of openness that can absorb students’ discomfort and disagreement, as well as direct students to tackle real-world problems together.—
Rajiv Vinnakota,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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That has shifted in the last few decades, with the emergence of several institutes offering advanced studies in Jewish religious texts to women.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
28 May 2026
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But many critics — including transit, affordable housing, environmental justice and clean water groups — said this amounts to a dismantling of the program.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The Kansas Coalition for Common Sense, which has supported the petition effort alongside the groups Prairie Progress Civic Action and Leading Kansas, slammed the response.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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Nola and Realmuto, long bedrocks for the organization, are facing turmoil.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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One of the bedrocks of Bednar’s coaching philosophy is breaking the season into 10-game segments.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2026
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Folk dancing, storytelling, wreath workshops, live music, and traditional dishes (pickled herring, new potatoes, strawberries with cream) fill the leafy grounds of Djurgården island.—
Lea Lane,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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That's not much of a path for female athletes who object on fairness grounds.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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“Foundations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foundations. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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