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Recent Examples of substratum
This has led to the fairly obvious conclusion that this substratum of Disney’s movie-making is nothing more than brand promotion and capital gain.
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Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 20 May 2025
This was a copy of Mikhail’s unpublished autobiography, Leila explained, the substratum to his monumental Histoire de Baalbek’s six editions.
—Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
If the substratum of the local and the vernacular is being erased in a metaphorical but also very literal sense by a voracious and extractive economic order, then the global subaltern’s rage must be given a voice and a place.
—Manuel Borja-Villel, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024
In this model the modern Turks and Kurds would also be reflective of this ancient substratum, being more insulated from Sub-Saharan admixture as well as the population movements of Arabian tribes from the peninsula in the first century or so of Islam.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2012
Precisely, the Uygurs are descended from Northeast Asian Turks, who assimilated an Indo-European speaking substratum.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 7 Sep. 2012
This may be a case where the original cultural substratum has an outsized impact (the dialect of eastern New England, made famous by the Catholic Irish of Boston, is descended from East Anglian English!).
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2011
Southeast Asians are derived from several pulses of farmers from the fringes of what became southern China, but absorbing an ancient earlier substratum.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2012
The suffix -core comes from hard core, which at first (1841) referred to broken bricks or stones that formed the hard substratum of roads and foundations.
—Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2022
Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 20 May 2025
This was a copy of Mikhail’s unpublished autobiography, Leila explained, the substratum to his monumental Histoire de Baalbek’s six editions.
—Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
If the substratum of the local and the vernacular is being erased in a metaphorical but also very literal sense by a voracious and extractive economic order, then the global subaltern’s rage must be given a voice and a place.
—Manuel Borja-Villel, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024
In this model the modern Turks and Kurds would also be reflective of this ancient substratum, being more insulated from Sub-Saharan admixture as well as the population movements of Arabian tribes from the peninsula in the first century or so of Islam.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2012
Precisely, the Uygurs are descended from Northeast Asian Turks, who assimilated an Indo-European speaking substratum.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 7 Sep. 2012
This may be a case where the original cultural substratum has an outsized impact (the dialect of eastern New England, made famous by the Catholic Irish of Boston, is descended from East Anglian English!).
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2011
Southeast Asians are derived from several pulses of farmers from the fringes of what became southern China, but absorbing an ancient earlier substratum.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2012
The suffix -core comes from hard core, which at first (1841) referred to broken bricks or stones that formed the hard substratum of roads and foundations.
—Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for substratum
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Then there is brute-forcing fingerprint recognition using a framework called BrutePrint.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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More: Trump confronts South African leader with false claims of genocide in Oval Office ambush Mandela later tapped him to lead negotiations for the country's new democratic framework in 1991.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Now, it’s being discussed and measured in people’s bloodwork on a more widespread basis.—
Stacey Colino,
Time,
22 May 2025
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On an adjusted basis, Target reported $1.30 per share.—
Siddharth Cavale,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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In the case of Calakmul, the substructure of the Structure II was also visited.—
Uriel Blanco,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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The substructure covers 140 hectares with a basement depth of up to 28 metres, equivalent to about 5,200 Olympic-sized swimming pools put together.—
Ian Sayson,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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Friendship Bay Beach on the eastern shore is another popular anchorage with a beautiful beachfront, while remote Crescent Beach on the island's northeast coast offers a castaway feel.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2025
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Friendship Bay is a popular anchorage and home to Bequia Beach Hotel, the new Sand Bar a welcome addition to an otherwise bare but beautiful beach.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2025
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For the moment, though, her support did not reach far beyond progressives.—
Evan Osnos,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Baltimore Sun The vast majority of Marylanders criminally charged – 32 of 46 – come from strong Democratic urban and suburban counties, according to election data analyzed by CNS, not from largely rural countries where Trump support is the strongest.—
Ariel Sheinberg,
Baltimore Sun,
26 May 2025
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Much of this decline is the direct result of Chicago’s admirable civic infrastructure of community violence intervention (CVI) programs, which, according to a Northwestern University report, are responsible for 40% drops in violence in neighborhoods where CVI is focused.—
Otis Moss III,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Her priorities as a council member would be to keep neighborhoods safe, improve roads and infrastructure, enhance city services, champion education and foster economic development.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 May 2025
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Place the tallest plants at the back of the bed, with the shortest in front.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
30 May 2025
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Her Instagram post included two snaps: a film still of the pair in bed in 2004's The Woodsman, and a second slide featuring a Polaroid of the two actors on the set of Lemon Sky in 1987.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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There are dual noise-canceling microphones and a screw mount on the bottom for attaching it to a tripod too.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
23 May 2025
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For outdoorsy types, the AWD-only Woodland model gets a slightly more aggressive front end design, all-terrain tires, roof rails with crossbars for cargo, and a rear activity mount for additional carrying capacity.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
21 May 2025
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“Substratum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substratum. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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