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as in basis
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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as in position
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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as in paying
to give what is owed for
I'll foot the bill for dinner
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Recent Examples of footing
Charna Flam, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
The role is a new post, based in New York, that will enable the streaming and theatrical company to take a greater footing handling the foreign distribution of its titles.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
With his parliamentary majority fractured, Macron has been forced into alliances with opposing parties, a sign of progressivism's fragile footing.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
At the time, Wolff was regaining her footing after a difficult period.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The wild animal gets its footing and promptly jumps back into the refrigerator shelving.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
The role is a new post, based in New York, that will enable the streaming and theatrical company to take a greater footing handling the foreign distribution of its titles.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
With his parliamentary majority fractured, Macron has been forced into alliances with opposing parties, a sign of progressivism's fragile footing.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
At the time, Wolff was regaining her footing after a difficult period.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for footing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for footing
Noun
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Many of these genes code for proteins involved in hormonal or metabolic pathways (sequence of reactions in which one substance converts to another) that are the basis for PCOS symptoms.—
Laura Young,
Verywell Health,
22 Jan. 2025
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Traditional solutions, such as static knowledge bases, exacerbate the problem with poor user adoption, outdated structures, and inadequate search capabilities.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Reflecting on the details of his near-fatal overdose in 2015, the former NBA star shared on The Kyle & Jackie O Show on Monday, January 20, how one drink spiraled into a life-or-death situation.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The situation reached a boiling point following a Friday press conference by Fuji TV president Koichi Minato that drew widespread criticism for its lack of transparency.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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Girma, after all, is widely viewed as the United States’ top defender and one of the country’s best young players regardless of position.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2025
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Ross was unsteady on his feet with his pants down around his thighs, turning and walking away from the officers’ position, according to the affidavit.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Jan. 2025
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A number of high-paying AI jobs are available, in and around large language models (LLMs) , product management, machine learning and more.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Rhonda Sutton, who worked for Jingle this year, shared online that the missing paycheck has left her worried about paying rent.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2025
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This waterproof foundation is guaranteed to stay put for a solid 12 hours.—
Angela Trakoshis,
Allure,
28 Jan. 2025
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Connecticut’s robust public higher education system, thriving local economy, plentiful local talent, and successful public-private partnerships provide an ideal foundation for implementing AI programs like the Connecticut Online AI Academy.—
Lisa Gevelber,
Hartford Courant,
28 Jan. 2025
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The Giants signed Rogers to the three-year deal before the 2023 season.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Prime Video deal comes as Lionsgate continues to license the studio’s annual portfolio of feature films, its TV slate, its Starz original programming and the wide sale of media content to broadcast, cable, SVOD, AVOD and FAST platforms worldwide.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
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And research shows that red No. 3 can cause cancer in laboratory rats when they are exposed to high levels.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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Security around former presidents varies according to their threat levels and public exposure.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Jan. 2025
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At the same time, record global temperatures and California’s aggressive regulatory actions served as stark reminders of the urgency of balancing energy growth with sustainability.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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But the country’s new leaders will also have to look outward, balancing the tangled, sometimes contradictory interests of many foreign powers — some friendly, some hostile, some wary.—
Josh Holder,
New York Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Footing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footing. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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