foundations

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basis for something physical or mental n.
established institution n.

NOUN

basis for something physical or mental

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authority base bedrock groundwork infrastructure support

STRONG

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

WEAK

bottom line brass tacks nuts and bolts underpinning

Antonyms

STRONG

cowardice exterior exteriority fear outside top

NOUN

established institution

Synonyms

STRONGEST

association charity company corporation endowment establishment institute organization society

STRONG

guild inauguration plantation settlement trusteeship

WEAK

set-up

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foundations

These advances helped establish the foundations of modern cryo-EM, whose developers received the 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

The Texas Tribune is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

The AP’s climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Science for “microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation,” the prize committee said in a statement Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

That is another reason why his book drew such a response—it struck a chord, because the time was ripe for such a summing up and laying of foundations.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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