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underpinning

noun as in supporting structure

noun as in basis

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In my own life, I find myself thinking about the philosophy underpinning dialectical behavior therapy, an approach designed for the most challenging situations and intense emotions: learning to simultaneously wholeheartedly accept and change.

The public-private effort underpinning the largest wildlife crossing in the world, under construction near L.A., has inspired an initiative to replicate it across California.

And the biggest underpinning to that is that he is part of a system and a symptom of a system.

From Salon

Still, the sustainability underpinning the beds hasn't stopped some athletes from vocalizing certain comfort-related qualms.

From Salon

For more than a quarter of a century Anjem Choudary, 57, has promoted the Islamist ideology underpinning jihadist violence in the UK.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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