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as in foundation
an immaterial thing upon which something else rests
my religious faith is the bedrock of my life
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as in depth
the lowest point or level
knew that his acting career was at bedrock when all he could get were bit parts in campy horror movies
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as in sound
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Recent Examples of bedrock
Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Their talent spotting was the bedrock of their unbeaten domestic double last season.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Ryan Cooper, The Week, 24 June 2021
Now, even the bedrock idea of self-determination is endangered in Libya, with foreign powers — not just Libyans — seeking to control the country’s fate.
—Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2021
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Noun
Such a move could call the bedrock principle of S.E.C. independence into question.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Their talent spotting was the bedrock of their unbeaten domestic double last season.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
The violence suffered by Floyd and so many thousands of other people is horrifying to anyone with a conscience, and arguments for ending this injustice hook directly into bedrock American ideas about liberty and equality.
—Ryan Cooper, The Week, 24 June 2021
Now, even the bedrock idea of self-determination is endangered in Libya, with foreign powers — not just Libyans — seeking to control the country’s fate.
—Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedrock
Noun
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Developer Rick Caruso, who lost to Bass in the 2022 mayoral election and has been sharply critical of her since the fires, this week launched a foundation headed by a collection of business leaders to focus on recovery.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Chelsea Clinton did not receive any compensation for her work at the foundation since at least the fiscal year ending December 2013.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That depth will be tested right out of the gate as right-hander Frankie Montas has been shut down with a high-grade lat strain.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
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The guitarist was in good spirits, but would occasionally toss out a trick question to test their depth of knowledge.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Those with sound discernment are minding the complication in drawing sweeping conclusions about powerful men like Gotti.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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Having said that, just like last year with Usher and Alicia Keys, Lamar was plagued by sound issues that left his vocals buried under the music.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The world is currently in the opening stages of a massive new agricultural revolution that is combining recent advances in high tech and data sciences with traditional agricultural methods to meet the challenges of the 21st century on a sustainable basis.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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This area is known for its bustling immigrant street vendors, but lately there's been Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer sightings on a near daily basis, and it's gotten quieter.—
Jasmine Garsd,
NPR,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Refrigerate until peanut butter is firm, about 10 minutes.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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His research fields are international trade and economic development, with a focus on firm investment and trade participation decisions across space and the resulting welfare impacts.—
Jaya Wen,
Harvard Business Review,
13 Feb. 2025
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The complexities of child stardom, however, form the cornerstone for the novel.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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At the cornerstone of this epic tale are tour-de-force performances from Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones and Guy Pearce, who demand audiences answer the question: is the destination worth the journey?—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
13 Jan. 2023
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According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.—
Elliot Hughes,
Journal Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2023
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The film’s blistering opening salvo, a frenetic shootout designed to introduce us to Fok’s unerring dedication to old-school law enforcement, sees the camera adopt Fok’s POV for much of the action.—
James Marsh,
Deadline,
10 Jan. 2025
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But the development is less iterative, and not just because a novel needs a different kind of pacing, a need that Buzzati meets with unerring judgment.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Bedrock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedrock. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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