foundation

Definition for foundation

noun as in basis for something physical or mental

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authority, base, bedrock, groundwork, infrastructure, support

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ABCs, basics, bed, bottom, foot, footing, ground, guts, heart, justification, nitty-gritty, nub, prop, reason, root, setup, stay, substratum, substructure, understructure

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bottom line, brass tacks, nuts and bolts, underpinning

noun as in established institution

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association, charity, company, corporation, endowment, establishment, institute, organization, society

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guild, inauguration, plantation, settlement, trusteeship

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Martell Foundation put in a call to help get Dio an appointment at the hospital, Wendy says.

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“Lightscape” will then transmogrify into an exhibition opening Dec. 17 at the Marciano Art Foundation in L.A.’s Windsor Square neighborhood, where Aitken’s film will be “exploded” onto seven screens and extended with physical artwork related to the film.

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“Every vote does count,” said Kim Alexander, president of the California Voter Foundation.

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In the March primary, a total of 108,982 vote-by-mail ballots were rejected, according to the California Voter Foundation — or 1.56% of those cast.

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The most common reason for rejecting a ballot, according to the California Voter Foundation, is that it was returned too late.

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