as in bottom
the lowest part, place, or point
the foot of the pedestal
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as in bottoms
the lowest part, place, or point
the foot of the pedestal
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Recent Examples of foot
Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 12 Jan. 2025
Remove anything flammable from within a 5 feet perimeter of your home and any detached buildings, such as dry leaves and pine needles.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2024
There’s never a line-item on a sales receipt at a big-box retailer for the cost of tariffs, but many economists believe that consumers ultimately end up paying higher prices when tariffs are imposed, because the businesses footing the tariff bill up front end up passing the cost along.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The first came from the left elbow with Huerter a few feet away guarding LaVine.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 12 Jan. 2025
Remove anything flammable from within a 5 feet perimeter of your home and any detached buildings, such as dry leaves and pine needles.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
Verb
The final batch of national polls has Trump and Harris still on even footing, with the two candidates making last-ditch efforts to sway voters to their side.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2024
There’s never a line-item on a sales receipt at a big-box retailer for the cost of tariffs, but many economists believe that consumers ultimately end up paying higher prices when tariffs are imposed, because the businesses footing the tariff bill up front end up passing the cost along.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot. Accessed 25 Jan. 2025.
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