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Recent Examples of toehold
The Allied forces were able to gain a toehold in France that ultimately enabled them to liberate that country and march toward Germany.
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Medianews Group, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
High atop a particularly craggy one, the rainfall gets a toehold beneath soil clinging to a very steep and slightly concave slope of rock.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025
What this means for the United States is that countries covertly or openly opposed to the maintenance and expansion of U.S. influence—whether globally or within its own hemisphere—are gaining more than a toehold.
—Christopher Sabatini, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2017
There are at least two other compressed-air energy startups looking to get a toehold in the market for long-duration energy storage.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Sep. 2013
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Medianews Group, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
High atop a particularly craggy one, the rainfall gets a toehold beneath soil clinging to a very steep and slightly concave slope of rock.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025
What this means for the United States is that countries covertly or openly opposed to the maintenance and expansion of U.S. influence—whether globally or within its own hemisphere—are gaining more than a toehold.
—Christopher Sabatini, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2017
There are at least two other compressed-air energy startups looking to get a toehold in the market for long-duration energy storage.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Sep. 2013
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toehold
Noun
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Basque chef Karlos Arguiñano and his family have a historical foothold here, with a hotel on the beach and multiple restaurants.—
Michelle Arellano Martin,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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For Japanese people, as for immigrants from other nations, land was a foothold on the American dream.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Both Fears and Queen have quickly found their footing in head coach Willie Green’s rotation, helping the Pelicans remain competitive while dealing with injuries to key players like Zion Williamson, Jordan Poole and Yves Missi.—
Grant Afseth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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The rim is exquisitely slippery, causing prey to lose their footing and fall into a pool of digestive enzymes.—
Carl Zimmer,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Toehold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toehold. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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