as in bottom
the lowest part, place, or point
the foot of the pedestal
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Recent Examples of foot
Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 12 Jan. 2025
Remove anything flammable from within a 5 feet perimeter of your home and any detached buildings, such as dry leaves and pine needles.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2024
There’s never a line-item on a sales receipt at a big-box retailer for the cost of tariffs, but many economists believe that consumers ultimately end up paying higher prices when tariffs are imposed, because the businesses footing the tariff bill up front end up passing the cost along.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The first came from the left elbow with Huerter a few feet away guarding LaVine.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 12 Jan. 2025
Remove anything flammable from within a 5 feet perimeter of your home and any detached buildings, such as dry leaves and pine needles.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
Verb
The final batch of national polls has Trump and Harris still on even footing, with the two candidates making last-ditch efforts to sway voters to their side.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2024
There’s never a line-item on a sales receipt at a big-box retailer for the cost of tariffs, but many economists believe that consumers ultimately end up paying higher prices when tariffs are imposed, because the businesses footing the tariff bill up front end up passing the cost along.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foot
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Slip beneath the wash plate (the central piece at the bottom of the tub).Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Hornets are at the bottom of the Power Rankings to start 2025 despite a 30-point scorer in LaMelo Ball.Law Murray, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Drivers must also pay two one-time, $25 DMV fees for the plates.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
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In May 2019, NASA issued the first three awards as part of its Commercial Lunar Payload Services Program to pay private companies—in this case, Astrobotic, Orbit Beyond, and Intuitive Machines—to deliver scientific payloads to the lunar surface.Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025
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This joint, also called the metatarsal phalangeal (MTP) joint, is located at the base of the toe and connects the toe to your foot.1 Pain in this joint can vary in intensity and onset.Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 17 Jan. 2025
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force JS Kaga: Kure, Japan The Kaga, which is a helicopter destroyer undergoing conversion into an aircraft carrier, remained at Kure naval base in Hiroshima prefecture, according to a photo shared by a ship spotter on Wednesday.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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The Rangers stand at 18-20-2 and one point out of last place in the Metropolitan Division.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Free cash flow stood at over $157 million for the trailing 12 months.Trefis Team, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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