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
The groundwork was set in May, when SpaceX formally filed its S-1 prospectus with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 12 June 2026
Tesla appears to be laying that groundwork now.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Still, the partners behind the flight argue that the groundwork has to be laid now.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
Garcia, executive director with the Windy City Bird Lab, summits Chicago's skyscrapers to lay the groundwork for a bird-monitoring system.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 10 June 2026
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Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 12 June 2026
Tesla appears to be laying that groundwork now.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Still, the partners behind the flight argue that the groundwork has to be laid now.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
Garcia, executive director with the Windy City Bird Lab, summits Chicago's skyscrapers to lay the groundwork for a bird-monitoring system.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for groundwork
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That challenge became the foundation of the season.—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Football and fútbol are built on different foundations, both as sports and as businesses.—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
Noun
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Chicago trailed 4-3 in the ninth inning before Pedro Ramírez hit an RBI single off Seth Halvorsen with the bases loaded and nobody out.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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Second baseman Pedro Ramirez connected for an RBI single with the bases loaded and nobody out to tie things up at 4-4.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Hirsch is also the founder and owner of comedy club Carolines on Broadway, a cornerstone of the comedy world for more than four decades.—
William Earl,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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Originally envisioned as a franchise cornerstone who could lock down the middle of the Giants order for years to come, Devers’ time in San Francisco has not lived up to expectations.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
16 June 2026
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The weathering of bedrock depends, in part, on temperature.—
Scott K. Johnson,
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
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But far from celebrating or sanctifying the throwing off of English rule, the story’s shocking ending portrays the patriots as a fiendish mob, and casts doubt on the bedrock American faith in prosperity.—
John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
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“Groundwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groundwork. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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