Thesaurus results for GROUNDWORK

groundwork

noun

ˈgrau̇nd-ˌwərk

Definition of groundwork

as in foundation

an immaterial thing upon which something else rests they had collectively laid the groundwork for a new kind of art

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Recent Examples of groundwork Dickson learned that at Mattel, where his work reviving Barbie helped lay the groundwork for the megahit film based on the doll. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 Hospital lobbyists and leaders have begun laying the groundwork to delay, roll back, or mitigate the unwelcome cuts, which will start to take effect next year, STAT’s Daniel Payne reports today. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026 The film set the singer on a movie-star trajectory, while her music continued to brim with respect for the nation’s unsung heroes, laying the groundwork for a multimedia takeover that found ways to center the salt of the earth. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026 In 2018, shortly before her passing, Mason laid the groundwork for what would become the Emily Mason | Alice Trumbull Mason Foundation. — News Desk, Artforum, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for groundwork

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This allows XPeng to run its physical AI foundation model directly on the robot rather than relying on remote computing or teleoperation for complex tasks.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
The documentary is narrated by actor Gary Sinise, whose own direction in life was profoundly affected by the attacks and ultimately inspired the creation of his foundation to support veterans, first responders, and their families.

— Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of foundation

Noun

The charging instrument, known as an information, omits references to the specific acts that the state alleges are the basis for the disruption offense, the attorney, Tiffany Burks, wrote in the motion that was filed on Wednesday.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026
Perrin recently curated a traveling Renoir exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay, the institution that also lent on a long-term basis all four of the paintings that were stolen from the Renoir Museum in southern France.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of basis

Noun

In fact, sports fans in general were baffled that Dončić would be teaming up with LeBron James out west, while the Mavericks traded away their franchise cornerstone.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Released 20 years ago this week, the horror novel by Max Brooks quickly became one of the undisputed cornerstones of walking dead canon.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of cornerstone

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That idea became the spiritual bedrock of one of the most consequential publications of the American women’s movement.

— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
An incident of the massive scale seen in Nepal is rare, but smaller, similar disasters will be more frequent in the future as the melting of glaciers and permafrost creates unstable bedrock in mountains, according to Cook.

— Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

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