1
: the solid rock underlying unconsolidated surface materials (such as soil)
2
a
: lowest point
b
: basis
: solidly fundamental, basic, or reliable
traditional bedrock values
a bedrock constituency
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Noun
They dug down for 10 feet before they hit bedrock.
His religious beliefs are the bedrock on which his life is based.
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Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Further, the consolidation of civil rights terms in popular language has led to the type of cultural misunderstanding that has put bedrock legislation at risk.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2025
Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
The statements, experts said, are likely to have a harmful effect on the nation's confidence in bedrock American principles.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 1 June 2024
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Noun
And whatever happened to the bedrock idea of being a good neighbor?
—Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Further, the consolidation of civil rights terms in popular language has led to the type of cultural misunderstanding that has put bedrock legislation at risk.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Never mind that for decades, muscular international aid was a bedrock Republican idea.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
The statements, experts said, are likely to have a harmful effect on the nation's confidence in bedrock American principles.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 1 June 2024
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“Bedrock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedrock. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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