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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
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
Funny, sweet, and touching, this was the rare series that never lost its footing even early on.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
Always on a secure footing because everything comes from the foundations.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2025
Loading your audio article With Jason Heyward struggling to find his footing at the plate, Brandon Lockridge will start in left field for a second time in three days on Wednesday for the series finale against the Angels (6:40 p.m. on Padres.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
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Noun
Unser is the first Indianapolis 500 winner to fail to qualify the next year.
2005 — Afleet Alex, ridden by Jeremy Rose, regains his footing and his drive after being cut off by Scrappy T in a frightening collision and breezes home to win the Preakness Stakes.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
Funny, sweet, and touching, this was the rare series that never lost its footing even early on.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
Always on a secure footing because everything comes from the foundations.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2025
Loading your audio article With Jason Heyward struggling to find his footing at the plate, Brandon Lockridge will start in left field for a second time in three days on Wednesday for the series finale against the Angels (6:40 p.m. on Padres.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for footing
Noun
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These wooden cabins were then placed on trucks and driven to locations near the bases.—
Benjamin Brown,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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The drones were transported to Russia and stored in trucks carrying cargo units with retractable roofs that were parked near the air bases and launched remotely.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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When Crosby was finally ready to go, Tsamis signed him and immediately put him into a pressure situation.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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There’s pressure in these situations, of course, and those pressures get magnified as the postseason extends further and further.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2025
Noun
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A day after going 1-of-15 with runners in scoring position and leaving 13 on base, Florida had stranded 10 runners on base at the time of Holtorf’s homer.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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Delray Beach commissioners and DDA board members may be in a unique position to find and cultivate future board members who represent the aforementioned.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2025
Verb
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Tariffs In the week ahead, investors will be buckled up and paying close attention to every twist and turn in the tariff story.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2025
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Real Madrid has avoided paying such substantial fees in recent years, instead acquiring key players like Kylian Mbappé on free transfers.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Such knowledge, fully consistent with patriotism, provides an indispensable foundation for debates about contemporary issues.—
James T. Kloppenberg,
Time,
28 May 2025
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When trust erodes, so does the foundation for data sharing that powers our innovation economy.—
Nick Hart,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Legal teams for the U.S. and Qatari governments are now saying a deal for a $4 billion luxury jet to be used as Air Force One is not finalized, according to the The Washington Post.—
Alexx Altman-Devilbiss,
Baltimore Sun,
29 May 2025
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And to celebrate the holiday, restaurants across the country have deals and freebies.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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But these technologies can take aftermarket services to new levels.—
Jean-Louis Rassineux,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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State officials blame this dearth of workers for their chronic inability to meet hiring levels required by the long-running suit — a failure that led a federal judge to hold top officials in contempt of court last year.—
Don Thompson,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2025
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Lawmakers at the Capitol have said they are focused on how to lower utility costs for customers, while balancing the state’s climate goals, and have questioned why the Public Utilities Commission approved a series of rate increases for PG&E last year.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Mar. 2025
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However, the reference to his businesses — which include Tesla, an electric vehicle manufacturer trying to expand sales and production in China — is an unusual acknowledgment of concerns about Musk balancing his corporate and government responsibilities.—
Tara Copp,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Footing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footing. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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