as in foundation
an immaterial thing upon which something else rests
they had collectively laid the groundwork for a new kind of art
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Recent Examples of groundwork
In areas in which analysts insist that Chinese know-how and capacity are necessary—such as in the green transition—the economic security ministry could lay the groundwork for alternatives.
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Harsh V. Pant, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2024
McConnell, Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.) and the new incoming chair of the Senate Finance Committee, Mike Crapo (R) of Idaho, have spent the last several months laying the groundwork for renewing the Trump-era tax cuts that are due to expire at the end of 2025.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
Kudla and his team aren’t new to London, and have been laying the groundwork for the new-concept flagship.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 31 Oct. 2024
By investing in these areas now, businesses are laying the groundwork for long-term success in an increasingly volatile and complex global environment beyond today’s election.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Harsh V. Pant, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2024
McConnell, Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.) and the new incoming chair of the Senate Finance Committee, Mike Crapo (R) of Idaho, have spent the last several months laying the groundwork for renewing the Trump-era tax cuts that are due to expire at the end of 2025.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
Kudla and his team aren’t new to London, and have been laying the groundwork for the new-concept flagship.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 31 Oct. 2024
By investing in these areas now, businesses are laying the groundwork for long-term success in an increasingly volatile and complex global environment beyond today’s election.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for groundwork
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Which means, if their home and immediate family is stable, their foundation is solid and all the stuff going on around their home life isn’t in focus.Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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However, the plan builds on that foundation by strengthening and expanding community partnerships and coordinating routine meetings to monitor progress.Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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Some folks were riding high and maybe lacked perspective on the razor-thin margin there is for success in the NFL on a weekly basis.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
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But the Pentagon doesn’t appear to have totally given up on its dream of a powered exoskeleton as the basis for an armored battlesuit just yet.Jared Keller, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
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Fostering Collaboration Collaboration is a cornerstone of effective problem-solving.Michael Shribman, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The principle that an attack against one member country is an attack against the whole alliance is the cornerstone of the group’s defense pact.Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 19 Nov. 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump's 2024 campaign was, in part, built on a bedrock of U.S. domestic oil and gas production.Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Eastwood’s story runs on the bedrock of the unimpeachable, confident that there is a definite truth to be discovered about an event such as the killing of Kendall and that only malevolence or incompetence could prevent its discovery.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Groundwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groundwork. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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