as in bottom
the lowest part, place, or point
the foot of the pedestal
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Recent Examples of foot
Melissa Ragain, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
Surveillance camera video shows someone in a hoodie — and more than half a dozen dogs — leaving the scene by foot and paw.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Tim Graham, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Impossible Foods, which is privately held, is on surer footing than Beyond Meat, according to one analyst.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Each of the eight segments was a foot long, made of about thirty-six individual diamonds, totaling 288 for the entire piece.
—Melissa Ragain, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
Surveillance camera video shows someone in a hoodie — and more than half a dozen dogs — leaving the scene by foot and paw.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
The idea that Bass might have better footing Sunday night to be the hero compared to Tucker would seem implausible to frustrated Bills fans.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Impossible Foods, which is privately held, is on surer footing than Beyond Meat, according to one analyst.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foot
Noun
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One example — discovered in 2015 and making the rounds again in recent weeks — is that Converse All Star sneakers have a layer of fuzzy felt on the bottom, allowing the shoe to be classified as a slipper.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
7 Mar. 2025
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The travel pants combine a trouser construction with soft yoga pants material to create a stretchy and wrinkle-resistant pair of bottoms.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The resort also pays for the catch the fishermen willing to sell them.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The elementary school would be fully paid for by this state fund, Reinhart told the City Council.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Latin America, with its high levels of stablecoin adoption, solid talent base and crypto-friendly macro conditions has proven to be ground zero for these solutions.—
Aaron Stanley,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Because of the younger, more diverse consumer base that the retailer had cultivated over the past years, Target stands to suffer the most from the backlash following its rollback of DEI commitments.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Continuing claims, which run a week behind, showed a small decrease and stood at 1.86 million.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Trump, who succeeded Biden as president in January, is standing with Israel.—
Michael Collins,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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