as in bottom
the lowest part, place, or point
the foot of the pedestal
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Recent Examples of foot
Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
Standing at 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing in at 121 pounds, Chinese robotics company Unitree's G1 humanoid robot, named Oli, marched forward.
—Eric Noll, ABC News, 14 May 2026
Rachel Treisman, NPR, 12 May 2026
That explains why everyone is on even footing heading into next week’s start of on-field work during Organization Training Activities, according to Miami’s new coaches, who intend to build Malik Willis’ offense around whoever shines this summer.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
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Noun
In the 51st minute of the match, five-foot-five Diego Maradona runs in behind the English defense and rises up to pop the ball over English keeper Peter Shilton and into the net.
—Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
Standing at 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing in at 121 pounds, Chinese robotics company Unitree's G1 humanoid robot, named Oli, marched forward.
—Eric Noll, ABC News, 14 May 2026
Verb
Some openly wondered whether taxpayers had footed the bill for Duffy's family vacation.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 12 May 2026
That explains why everyone is on even footing heading into next week’s start of on-field work during Organization Training Activities, according to Miami’s new coaches, who intend to build Malik Willis’ offense around whoever shines this summer.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foot
Noun
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Montgomery played a factor in the bottom of the fifth with a one-out single.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The back of Cy Young Award finalist Hunter Brown’s jersey is visible at the bottom.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
Verb
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If all of that stuff has to be paid for by hard campaign dollars, dollars that would be disclosed within 100 days to who?—
NBC news,
NBC news,
10 May 2026
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The annual event pays homage to the 27 million Soviet citizens who died in that war.—
Guy Faulconbridge,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
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Climbers began gathering in April at the base camp, which is at an altitude of 17,340 feet.—
Pasang Rinzee Sherpa,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The beach is situated along the Chesapeake Bay at the base of historic Fort Monroe, the largest masonry fortification in the United States.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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This is one of the longest-standing Filipino restaurants in Little Manila, opened in 1992 by Renee and Ernesto Dizon, who wanted to serve the neighborhood’s growing population of immigrant nurses.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Baseball’s all-time Thumb King — he was ejected from 162 games, a record that should stand forever — liked people, period, umps included.—
Mark Bradley,
AJC.com,
10 May 2026
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“Foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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