as in basis
an immaterial thing upon which something else rests
regards individual freedom and democracy as the warp and woof of any civilized society
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Recent Examples of warp and woof
The rise and fall of nations is the warp and woof of international relations.
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Robert Kagan, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2022
But it’s part of the warp and woof of Dallas’ history.
—Dallas News, 22 Apr. 2022
Structure and process are the warp and woof of a successful business.
—Mark Sirkin, Forbes, 11 July 2022
Those years are sprinkled into the warp and woof of every life phase, from longer childhoods, to ‘emerging adulthoods’ to the quickly-multiplying phases of active adulthood and emerging elderhood.
—Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021
Pat Tyler’s homespun frocks, as well as smart suits for the city slickers of Asheville, mesh beautifully with the warp and woof of the people of bluegrass country.
—Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2019
All that was needed was the warp and woof of speaker dresses, rather than the big loudspeakers on stage, which suddenly seemed so 20th century.
—Mark Swed, latimes.com, 18 Apr. 2018
Robert Kagan, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2022
But it’s part of the warp and woof of Dallas’ history.
—Dallas News, 22 Apr. 2022
Structure and process are the warp and woof of a successful business.
—Mark Sirkin, Forbes, 11 July 2022
Those years are sprinkled into the warp and woof of every life phase, from longer childhoods, to ‘emerging adulthoods’ to the quickly-multiplying phases of active adulthood and emerging elderhood.
—Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021
Pat Tyler’s homespun frocks, as well as smart suits for the city slickers of Asheville, mesh beautifully with the warp and woof of the people of bluegrass country.
—Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2019
All that was needed was the warp and woof of speaker dresses, rather than the big loudspeakers on stage, which suddenly seemed so 20th century.
—Mark Swed, latimes.com, 18 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warp and woof
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In this sense, malicious means no legal basis to sue or criminally charge the individual except for purposes of using the heavy hand of the government to seek retribution against the individual.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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On a year-over-year basis, its revenues and profits were both up by more than ninety per cent.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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The foundation of a successful remote work arrangement is trust, and that trust is earned through performance.Sho Dewan, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Renner thinks quantum reference frames may also be central to elucidating the foundations of quantum physics.Anil Ananthaswamy, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2024
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More recently, former Moeller High School football star Sam Hubbard is hailed as a cornerstone of the Cincinnati Bengals' defensive line, nabbing eight tackles in the nail-biting Super Bowl of 2022.Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 29 Dec. 2024
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Gleyber Torres was once a cornerstone of another youth movement that never was for the Yankees.Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 28 Dec. 2024
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Founded in 1966 by a Southern Californian Black Power activist named Maulana Karenga, Kwanzaa was meant to be the bedrock of a new cultural nationalism that appealed to Black people increasingly disillusioned by the post-Civil Rights Movement world.Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Conclusion While each platform has unique strengths, consistency is the bedrock of any successful social media strategy.Tony Pec, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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