Thesaurus results for UNDERPINNINGS

underpinnings

noun

plural of underpinning

as in foundations

an immaterial thing upon which something else rests the underpinnings of the theory have recently been called into question

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as in shores

a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else the underpinnings of the bridge were seriously damaged in the collision

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Recent Examples of underpinnings In a post on X, Reeves underscored the ideological underpinnings to the ruling’s potential implications. —

Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026 The two share mechanical underpinnings, including their powertrains and most fundamental off-road hardware. —

ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026 Trump has alluded to the political underpinnings of the influx. —

Cleve R. Wootson Jr. The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 25 Mar. 2026 And yet, while the NCAA Tournament retains its traditional trappings and brackets and upsets keep the country entranced, the underpinnings of college basketball are totally different. —

Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026 The movie does attempt to gesture at class and race as thematic underpinnings (the maids trapped in The Virgil are mostly non-white, while the villains are rich Caucasians), but like the story and action at large, these go pretty much nowhere, and feel like obligatory symbols. —

Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026 The jawy little hammerhead camper now rolls out in its sixth iteration, combining the same ultra-rugged galvanized steel underpinnings with a roomier, more comfortable camping pod. —

New Atlas, 17 Mar. 2026 All that said, heavy underpinnings and armor plating cost weight. —

Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026 His research focuses on the neural and psychological underpinnings of visual perception and mental imagery. —

Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026

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Some trees, like silver maples, are known for aggressive roots that can damage driveways and foundations.

— 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