as in bottom
the lowest part, place, or point
the foot of the pedestal
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Recent Examples of foot
Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2025
When people are sitting within 25 feet of colleagues, their performance tends to increase by 15%, according to a study by Harvard.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Robert Tuttle Bloomberg News (wpns), arkansasonline.com, 9 Feb. 2025
In other words, while an importer will initially pay the tariff, another company and eventually the end user, or consumer, will foot some or all of its cost.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Canadian members used to walk down the approximately 70 feet of American sidewalk with their identifying documents, such as a passport or license, and enter through the library's main entrance, which sits on the Vermont side.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2025
When people are sitting within 25 feet of colleagues, their performance tends to increase by 15%, according to a study by Harvard.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
That bill was largely footed by Canadian taxpayers because Trudeau's government bought the line in 2018 to save it from cancellation by original proponent Kinder Morgan.
—Robert Tuttle Bloomberg News (wpns), arkansasonline.com, 9 Feb. 2025
In other words, while an importer will initially pay the tariff, another company and eventually the end user, or consumer, will foot some or all of its cost.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foot
Noun
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Said gravity-compensation device spins upon two axes: While an inner cage rotates through 360 degrees every 16 seconds, an outer cage spins in the opposite direction once every 60 seconds, forming a small seconds indicator at the bottom of the dial.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2025
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For phytoplankton, the organisms sink to the bottom of the ocean during dormancy, and they are eventually covered by sediment over time and preserved by the lack of oxygen.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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At its heart, the trial was about whether college athletes and former college athletes should be paid more than nothing for use of their NIL in video games and other products.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Students have very real fears about paying for college Just to be clear, the Education Department still exists, and cannot be closed without an act of Congress.—
Anna North,
Vox,
3 Apr. 2025
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It was also achieved on a strong comparison base because 2023 had already been a record-breaker.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Following the outcry, the trip was scaled back to one day and limited to the military base, with the vice president joining.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Johnson stands to gain politically from standing up to a president who is deeply unpopular in liberal Chicago.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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But as things currently stand with the iconic Marvel villain and apparently complicated rights issues, D’Onofrio (nor anyone else) cannot play Kingpin in a feature film.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foot. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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