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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

Cohere is led by Aidan Gomez, an AI researcher who co-authored a seminal paper that laid the foundations for modern AI systems, underscoring the role of the Canadian AI research ecosystem in the field's development.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Private-equity firms built the foundations of the debt wall in 2021, when low interest rates during the pandemic fueled a record year for megadeals like the $11.8 billion takeover of cybersecurity company McAfee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

In linguistics, the findings offer a different way to understand the foundations of meaning.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

A stadium literally shaking to its very foundations.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

This chapter looks at the religious and philosophical foundations of the permanent English colonies in North America.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

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