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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
Some trees, like silver maples, are known for aggressive roots that can damage driveways and foundations.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
Unlike the public-private partnerships other presidential foundations have with the federal agency to administer presidential libraries on site, Obama signed an alternative agreement to digitize and display some of his presidential records instead.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
The Associated Press’ climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
The Thoreau who built literary castles in the air put the solid foundations of physical science beneath them.
—Robert M. Thorson, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
Middle of Nowhere is a spirited, if depressed, reaffirmation of Musgraves’s foundations.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 May 2026
The project applies a circular-economy model to the foundations of the cities by replacing natural aggregates with recycled rubble.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Rather than relying on separate block foundations, the design uses a single flowing geometry that wraps around trees to define the interior and exterior spaces.
—Bridget Borgobello
may 02, New Atlas, 2 May 2026
Many of the foundations—which act as the legal holding sites of collections preserved after an artists’ death—have reached such heights as the values of the works have swelled.
—Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
Unlike the public-private partnerships other presidential foundations have with the federal agency to administer presidential libraries on site, Obama signed an alternative agreement to digitize and display some of his presidential records instead.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
The Associated Press’ climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
The Thoreau who built literary castles in the air put the solid foundations of physical science beneath them.
—Robert M. Thorson, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
Middle of Nowhere is a spirited, if depressed, reaffirmation of Musgraves’s foundations.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 May 2026
The project applies a circular-economy model to the foundations of the cities by replacing natural aggregates with recycled rubble.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Rather than relying on separate block foundations, the design uses a single flowing geometry that wraps around trees to define the interior and exterior spaces.
—Bridget Borgobello
may 02, New Atlas, 2 May 2026
Many of the foundations—which act as the legal holding sites of collections preserved after an artists’ death—have reached such heights as the values of the works have swelled.
—Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foundations
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Researchers from Harvard and other institutions recently published a study in the journal Nature Communications that suggests those who live near nuclear power plants may be at higher risk for cancer.—
Krisztian Elcsics,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Richards’s personal experience and his years with the Fortune Society had given him the necessary credibility, with both activists and institutions, to help win commitment for the committee’s vision.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Trade additions like Ryan Poehling and Jeffrey Viel proved their worth while Mason McTavish and Chris Kreider came back to life and cornerstones Leo Carlsson and Cutter Gauthier lived up to their billing.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
3 May 2026
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Loris Karius and January arrival Edin Dzeko have been cornerstones of this resurgence.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The new recommendation differs from the other institutes like the American Society of Breast Surgeons and the American College of Radiology/Society of Breast Imaging, which call for annual mammography screenings, typically starting at age 40.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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Lumai has made the Nova server available for evaluation to hyperscalers, neo-clouds, enterprises, and research institutes.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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The coach also pulled small groups of challenging students out of Lignore’s class to teach them social and emotional skills and helped Lignore make and consistently use behavior charts with her students.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The ambassadors wore Day-Glo-green T-shirts and usually worked in groups of two or three.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 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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Better yet, those bedrocks are as plentiful as ever.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Keep in mind, if your soil is already acidic, you should be set for some blue blooms–even without an acid-boosting mix-in like coffee grounds.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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Head out on a fishing charter Floridian Captain Wayne Senteno of Jax Fishing Charters knows the inshore fishing grounds and offshore hot spots in this part of Florida like the inside of his tackle box.—
Terry Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
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“Foundations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foundations. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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