as in seat
the part of the body upon which someone sits
a naked fundament was clearly visible for an instant in the movie
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Recent Examples of fundament
What’s the fundament of it all?
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2022
This feeling was a fundament of poetry.
—Anna Holmes, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022
That treatment didn’t reach any of the fundament of what was going on.
—David Milch, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2022
The fundament of banking is to borrow money offering low risk to the lender and some payment for their deposit as an incentive and then lend that money out at a higher risk to capture a profit.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 18 July 2022
Concentrate on the fundaments of California cuisine: salads, pastas, heartier meats.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2019
But if poetry is the fundament of the Oulipo, prose has brought it its greatest triumphs, a fact that is reflected in this anthology only somewhat.
—Luc Sante, Harper's magazine, 10 Jan. 2019
He is particularly concerned about Trump’s attack on institutions that are fundaments of democracy, like a free press, an independent judiciary, the legitimacy of elections, and the importance of honesty.
—Annie Linskey, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2018
For me, there is a lot of personal emotion in the record that is deep down to the core, but also the true fundaments of being in the studio.
—Taylor Weatherby, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2017
Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2022
This feeling was a fundament of poetry.
—Anna Holmes, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022
That treatment didn’t reach any of the fundament of what was going on.
—David Milch, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2022
The fundament of banking is to borrow money offering low risk to the lender and some payment for their deposit as an incentive and then lend that money out at a higher risk to capture a profit.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 18 July 2022
Concentrate on the fundaments of California cuisine: salads, pastas, heartier meats.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2019
But if poetry is the fundament of the Oulipo, prose has brought it its greatest triumphs, a fact that is reflected in this anthology only somewhat.
—Luc Sante, Harper's magazine, 10 Jan. 2019
He is particularly concerned about Trump’s attack on institutions that are fundaments of democracy, like a free press, an independent judiciary, the legitimacy of elections, and the importance of honesty.
—Annie Linskey, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2018
For me, there is a lot of personal emotion in the record that is deep down to the core, but also the true fundaments of being in the studio.
—Taylor Weatherby, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fundament
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What to Know Florida's 6th Congressional District was previously represented by Michael Waltz, who vacated the seat to become President Donald Trump's national security adviser.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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And despite joining forces last summer to win more seats in the National Assembly than any other coalition, France’s left-wing parties are once again divided over minor differences and competing strategies over the next presidential election.—
Cole Stangler,
Time,
1 Apr. 2025
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Dry eye disease is a condition that can disrupt your daily life with symptoms like stinging, burning, redness or even tears that roll down your cheeks.—
Sandra Rose Salathe,
Flow Space,
30 Dec. 2024
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Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk On the Go Set Join the ranks of Meghan Markle, Amal Clooney, Emma Stone and other celebs who have worn this brand by snagging this travel set for the eyes, lips and cheeks.—
Shalwah Evans,
People.com,
28 Dec. 2024
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The tail comes thanks to the excessive solar wind that pummels the planet, which resides close to the sun.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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Monster Hunter Wilds is likely to repeat the long tail of sales that World saw, with a number of new events taking place every week and a slew of big updates coming very soon.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
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Nearly 60 percent of veteran voters backed T rump, while roughly 40 percent cast their vote for Harris.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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But a rump of conservative Catholic traditionalists with money and political power are fomenting division.—
R. R. Reno,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Nov. 2018
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On March 1, bullfighter Emilio Macias was seriously injured in the neighboring state of Tlaxcala after being pierced in the behind by a bull’s horn.—
Reuters,
CNN,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Flip Off stars Christina Haack and Heather Rae El Moussa are two of the most recent celebrities to step out in the flattering style, although the dueling HGTV personalities never quite committed to leaving the skin-tight silhouette behind in the first place.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
20 Feb. 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
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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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And the hitters were not the only ones who bore witness to Hedges’ posterior.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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And then there was the rising popularity in the twenty-tens of Brazilian butt lifts, signalling the hastening shift of America’s erotic focus from the bosom to the posterior.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Fundament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fundament. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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