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at one's feet

ADJECTIVE

downtrodden

Synonyms

STRONGEST

destitute distressed exploited needy oppressed persecuted

WEAK

a slave to abject at one's beck and call at one's mercy have-not helpless in one's clutches in one's pocket in one's power led by the nose maltreated mistreated overcome subjugated subservient suppressed tyrannized under one's thumb underdog underfoot

Antonyms

STRONGEST

rich wealthy

WEAK

happy respected satisfied

ADJECTIVE

oppressed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abused destitute distressed enslaved exploited helpless persecuted

STRONG

burdened maltreated mistreated suppressed tormented tyrannized

WEAK

a slave to abject at one's mercy have-not subservient under one's thumb underfoot

ADJECTIVE

subject

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accountable apt conditional dependent exposed inferior liable likely prone secondary sensitive susceptible vulnerable

STRONG

captive collateral contingent controlled directed disposed enslaved governed open ruled satellite sub subaltern subjugated subordinate tributary

WEAK

bound by in danger of obedient provisional servile slavish submissive subservient substract tentative under

Antonyms

STRONGEST

first-class first-rate guarded inapt independent irresponsible protected safe superior unaccountable unlikely unsusceptible

STRONG

certain chief definite free primary sure

WEAK

master

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Friday’s ruling dealt specifically with whether Lively could recover attorneys’ fees and damages tied to that dismissed suit under California Civil Code Section 47.1.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

A federal judge ruled Blake Lively is entitled to attorneys’ fees in her legal battle with Justin Baldoni, but denied her request for damages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Every defendant we spoke to argued for compensation for attorneys’ fees.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

“My expectation is that for President Trump, the amount of attorneys’ fees and costs could run close to $5 million,” he told Atlanta news outlet 11Alive.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2025

This was to include back pay for thirty-eight months, making a sum of $380,000, which added to the $150,000, attorneys' fees, would have made a grand total of $530,000.

From Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sketches; To Which Is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the Supreme Bench of the State by Field, Stephen Johnson

at one's feet

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