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pediment

[ped-uh-muhnt] / ˈpɛd ə mənt /
NOUN
bottom
Synonyms
STRONGEST
basement bed floor ground seat underside
STRONG
base basis bedrock depths foot footing groundwork nadir pedestal rest substratum substructure support underbelly
WEAK
deepest part lowest part nether portion terra firma underneath
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ceiling
STRONG
top
WEAK
exteriority outside
NOUN
rest
Synonyms
STRONG
basis bed bottom footing ground groundwork holder pedestal pillar prop seat seating shelf stand stay support trestle
Antonyms
WEAK
action activity base core energy
NOUN
undersurface
Synonyms
STRONG
base basement basis bed bedrock belly depths floor foot footing ground groundwork nadir pedestal rest seat sole substratum substructure support underbelly underside
WEAK
deepest part lowest part nether portion terra firma underneath
Antonyms
STRONG
annex ceiling top

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Her casket will be carried up the steps in front of the court, passing under the iconic words engraved on the pediment, “Equal Justice Under Law,” and placed in the court’s Great Hall.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2023

Unfortunately for the cause of intelligent discourse, his statement was erected upon a pediment of lies.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2023

Biden loves holiday lights and is the first to place a large illuminated wreath atop the pediment of the North Portico.

From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2021

I was even more rankled that none of the replacement options were as deep as our original pediment.

From Washington Post • Sep. 12, 2021

Ahead of them a sloping lawn rose directly out of the floodwater and led smoothly up to the white facade of the house, the columns and the pediment.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

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