as in foundation
an immaterial thing upon which something else rests
they had collectively laid the groundwork for a new kind of art
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Recent Examples of groundwork
Coptic monasticism was one of the oldest forms of organized Christian monasticism, laying the groundwork for traditions that endure to this day.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Democrats are laying the groundwork to oppose a photo ID bill Republicans will bring to the Senate floor Thursday, arguing that voting laws are best left to the states or that the legislation before them is too restrictive.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026
Over the last decade, the cultural currency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) has risen sharply in the United States, as the Mormon lifestyle bloggers of the 2010s laid the groundwork for the reality show influencers of today.
—Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 26 Mar. 2026
The bill won’t immediately create any new environmental protections for surf spots, but could lay the groundwork for such measures down the road, Irwin said.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Democrats are laying the groundwork to oppose a photo ID bill Republicans will bring to the Senate floor Thursday, arguing that voting laws are best left to the states or that the legislation before them is too restrictive.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026
Over the last decade, the cultural currency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) has risen sharply in the United States, as the Mormon lifestyle bloggers of the 2010s laid the groundwork for the reality show influencers of today.
—Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 26 Mar. 2026
The bill won’t immediately create any new environmental protections for surf spots, but could lay the groundwork for such measures down the road, Irwin said.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for groundwork
Noun
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An opportunity to rebuild your emotional foundation arrives as Saturn teams up with Pluto.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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This was the foundation on which my shaky sense of security was built—that my birth had changed everything.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Alvarado loaded the bases before Guel’s hit and then added 2 runs on 2 errors by the Wildcats.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Cruises are available on a space-available basis only.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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Her home had been a house of mourning, a symbol of resilience, a family cornerstone, and now—bright shock—the empty scene of an unseen crime.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Expanding the exhibit As one of the cornerstone exhibits in the Sacramento History Museum, the Woolsey display has housed new upgrades and technologies the museum hoped to check out.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Unlike most toddlers with similar ambitions, however, Caldwell continued his excavation for over two years, until bedrock finally halted his efforts.—
Namir Khaliq,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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The facility stores waste in copper canisters embedded up to 1,480 feet deep in stable granite bedrock.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Groundwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groundwork. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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