as in seat
the part of the body upon which someone sits
a naked fundament was clearly visible for an instant in the movie
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Recent Examples of fundament
Along with the running debate over the Fed-economy interplay, the bull-bear argument over the fundaments of the AI-investment blitz will simply be with us indefinitely.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Nov. 2025
Here’s an interesting resource from Selmer Bringsjord and Konstantine Arkoudas at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY, talking in 2007 about the fundament of AI research.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Such a coup for the Kremlin would deal a devastating blow to the fundaments of nuclear deterrence and the taboo against using nuclear weapons.
—Andrew F. Krepinevich, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2022
What’s the fundament of it all?
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2022
That treatment didn’t reach any of the fundament of what was going on.
—David Milch, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2022
This feeling was a fundament of poetry.
—Anna Holmes, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022
Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Nov. 2025
Here’s an interesting resource from Selmer Bringsjord and Konstantine Arkoudas at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY, talking in 2007 about the fundament of AI research.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Such a coup for the Kremlin would deal a devastating blow to the fundaments of nuclear deterrence and the taboo against using nuclear weapons.
—Andrew F. Krepinevich, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2022
What’s the fundament of it all?
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2022
That treatment didn’t reach any of the fundament of what was going on.
—David Milch, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2022
This feeling was a fundament of poetry.
—Anna Holmes, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fundament
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Before sunrise, dozens of people were in line outside the court building to secure a seat in the courtroom.—
Kanis Leung,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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One of the city’s star attractions is the huge 25,000-seat Great Theater, used for theatrical performances, public assemblies, religious ceremonies and, in the Roman era, gladiatorial battles.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Here, in the rugged, remote Santa Cruz Mountains, one of California’s coastal ranges, the counterculture had found one of its first bucolic, dharma-bum milieus.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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Aspen, Colorado In 1989, when a five-star, ski-in, ski-out hotel called the Little Nell opened on the site of a ski-bum bar, Aspen left its counterculture hippie days in the dust and transitioned to an A-list playground.—
Amy Tara Koch,
Robb Report,
29 Jan. 2026
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Robbie’s character, Cathy, appears with soft, balmy lips and noticeably flushed cheeks.—
Jesa Marie Calaor,
Allure,
10 Feb. 2026
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Beckham likes to apply the tint across her nose and the top of her cheeks to channel a fresh-off-the-beach flush.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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Langmuir showed that the molecules oriented themselves in a consistent way, looking like little tadpoles with the hydrophilic head, the end that likes water, toward the water, and the hydrophobic tail, the end that dislikes water, sticking up into the air.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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Once stationary, deactivate all lights except the hazard flashers, engage the emergency brake, and release the brake pedal to ensure your tail lights remain unlit, minimizing the chance of other drivers colliding with your stationary vehicle.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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In 70 experiments conducted over a few days, Veronika applied the implement exclusively to hard-to-reach areas, like her rump, loin, thurl and navel flap.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Does Trump plan to pose to Maduro’s rump team an ultimatum to leave and then the U.S. will organize elections?—
Thomas L. Friedman,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Spanxsmooth Swim styles will include string bikini tops and bottoms, a bandeau bikini top, and a scoop-neck one-piece.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Neodymium is a rare earth, one of the minerals near the bottom of the periodic table that are crucial for everyday life.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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And, as the Broadway League reminds, weekly grosses and attendance numbers reflect tickets sold, not tickets scanned or actual behinds in seats.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2026
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Season-long issues covering matchup-threat tight ends bit them squarely in the behind in the second half, as Buffalo's Dalton Kincaid and Dawson Knox combined for 81 second-half yards.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2026
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By the end of the 2009 Open, a braying heckler had complimented Vijay Singh on his posterior, and the United States Golf Association cut off alcohol sales early.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
26 Sep. 2025
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People with flat feet and those with hip tightness can be more prone to shin splints, as can those with tightness or weakness in the calves or tibialis posterior (the muscle on the backside of the shin bone), Dr. Betiku adds.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Fundament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fundament. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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