footings

noun

Definition of footingsnext
plural of footing
1
as in foundations
an immaterial thing upon which something else rests your donations help provide the charity with a firm financial footing for its work

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2
as in situations
position with regard to conditions and circumstances the village's two churches are on a friendly footing

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3
as in levels
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement you'll have to work hard to get a better footing in the company

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for footings
  1. foundations
  2. situations
  3. cornerstones
  4. bases
  5. deals
  6. echelons
Noun
  • All of that water barreled down the mountains, liquifying the slopes in some places into devastating mudslides that wiped homes off their foundations.
    Dan Heching, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The pull to care for infants is one of the foundations of success for humans.
    Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of foundations
Noun
  • The 43 injured people are in non-life-threatening situations, police said.
    Peter Guo, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Invest in conflict resolution training and practice having difficult conversations in low-stakes situations to build confidence.
    Patricia Kennedy, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of situations
Noun
  • Organizations must ensure that trust, integrity, responsibility, accountability, fairness and respect are the cornerstones of every action taken by their employees.
    Prajeet Gadekar, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Health and wellness are cornerstones of The Dupont experience.
    Roger Sands, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of cornerstones
Noun
  • The company continues to focus on its Banking-as-a-Service and Higher Education businesses, leveraging partner banks' existing customer bases for customer acquisition.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Russia, along with other countries, have long been open about training the aquatic mammals to patrol waters near sensitive outposts and bases.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of bases
Noun
  • New flash deals will drop every 24 hours, and Wayfair customers will find unbeatable doorbusters from La-Z-Boy, Babyletto, Bissell, CharBroil and more.
    Nora Colomer, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Here, the best October Amazon Prime Day hiking and camping deals.
    Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of deals
Noun
  • The Masked Singer attracts millions of viewers per ep and is now in the upper echelons of ITV entertainment series alongside the likes of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The development comes amid fevered — and often spurious — speculation about the vast game of musical chairs playing out at the highest echelons of European fashion.
    Miles Socha, WWD, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of echelons
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